They were the ancient Australian megafauna—huge animals that roamed the continent during the Pleistocene epoch. In boneyards across the continent, scientists have found the fossils of a giant ...

Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts.

A long, long time ago, marsupials the size of small trucks, 2-meter-tall "thunder birds" and 5-meter-long venomous lizards roamed Australia. These animals—and more—were Australia's megafauna.

The team analysed data gleaned from administrative and historical prefectural records about the presence of megafauna ... due to consumption by animals.“This demonstrates that both mutualistic ...

New discoveries from several archaeological sites in North and South America suggest that ancient people first arrived in the ...

In this video, a bull moose is seen chilling in a snow drift with a Siberian cat and a person. It’s awe-inspiring footage as ...

Australia was once home to a group of extraordinary animals known as Megafauna. What became of them has been debated for over a century, but now a team of scientists are re-opening this paleolithic ...

A set of 12,800-year-old remains originally found in Montana provides a unique glimpse into the diet of the Clovis people.