A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to ...

Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of megaherbivores – were driven to extinction by humans. The debate has raged ...

A new study published in the Journal of Biogeography details a compilation of the most comprehensive record to date of large mammals that once roamed the Arabian Peninsula (AP) during the Holocene.

Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting large mammals in Argentina more than 20,000 years ago, according to a new study. Cut marks on fossils could be evidence of humans exploiting ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

A rare sighting on a trail camera has given conservationists hope that a critically endangered animal is still growing its herd. In early March, a trail camera located in Ujung Kulon National Park in ...

Bigfoot might have some competition. An elusive and lesser-known forest predator once eliminated from Pennsylvania was spotted on a trail cam outside Pittsburgh over the summer. A fisher, an ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) ...

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 31, No. 7 (July 2025), pp. 1-13 (13 pages) Aim: Islands are regarded as ideal ecosystems for exploring biodiversity patterns. However, numerous islands have also ...

Researchers have characterized changes in the structure of motor proteins, called myosins, and energy consumption that occur during hibernation, highlighting key differences in large and small ...

It's been a doozy of a year for marine mammals, who have been dying in record numbers along the California coast. Volunteer ...