These magnificent creatures vanished approximately 10,000 years ago during the Quaternary extinction event ... to discussions about the role of human activity in Pleistocene megafauna extinctions.

These magnificent creatures vanished approximately 10,000 years ago during the Quaternary extinction event ... to discussions about the role of human activity in Pleistocene megafauna extinctions.

Australia’s giant Protemnodon kangaroos didn’t die out everywhere at the same time. Instead, extinction proceeded one habitat ...

When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous ...

They likely had little need to travel to find food. The extinction of Australia’s megafauna – long-vanished beasts such the “marsupial lion” Thylacoleo and the three-tonne Diprotodon – has long been ...

They likely had little need to travel to find food. The extinction of Australia's megafauna - long-vanished beasts such the "marsupial lion" Thylacoleo and the three-tonne Diprotodon - has long ...

Where is the habitat for an animal that was adapted for preying on now-extinct megafauna like ground sloths and giant bison?How might dire wolves and gray wolves co-exist, and could they hybridize?

Researchers examined the fossil records of the site where the now extinct marsupial megafauna Protemnodon lived in Mount Etna in Queensland. They believe a change in climate could have contributed ...

The recent announcement of the resurrection of the dire wolf generated considerable global media attention and widespread scientific criticism. But beyond the research questions, there are other ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based biotech company, made headlines this April after falsely claiming to resurrect the extinct dire ... they focus on—Ice Age megafauna like the mammoth and ...

Cheetahs, the fastest mammals on Earth, are now in a race against extinction. It’s estimated that fewer than 7,000 exist in the wild. John Yang speaks with Laurie Marker, a woman who has already ...