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Scientists found rare microscopic Ice Age giant residues on ancient tools in the Carolinas, and it changed what they knew about early American huntersArchaeologists in the Carolinas have found direct evidence of Ice Age hunters killing megafauna. Using advanced protein residue and microsc...- A giant echidna fossil sat in a museum drawer for over a century, before revealing Australia’s lost giantsA forgotten fossil, overlooked for over a century, has revealed crucial insights into Australia's extinct giant echidnas. This re-evaluatio...
- These Ancient Footprints Sat Hidden for 23,000 Years, and They Are Changing What We Thought We Knew About AmericaHuman footprints discovered at White Sands National Park have been dated to 21,000-23,000 years old, pushing back the timeline of human pre...
- What Lies Beneath California’s Coast Is Changing How We See Ice Age HistoryBeneath California's modern coastline lie remnants of an ancient Ice Age landscape, revealed by submerged village sites and megafauna fossi...
- Hunting behind disappearance of large animals: StudyA recent study from Aarhus University's ECONOVO Center concludes that human hunting, rather than climate change, was the primary cause of m...
- 41,000-year-old Ostrich nest found in Andhra PradeshAn ostrich nest typically spans 9-10 feet and can hold 30-40 eggs. The discovery of nearly 3,500 ostrich eggshell fragments within a 1x1.5 ...
- African Parks' bold move to save rhinos: Rewilding the world's largest rhino farmAfrican Parks, a conservation charity, has acquired the largest private collection of rhinos in the world, the Platinum Rhino farm, with pl...
- Eat meat, destroy speciesOver the past 500 years, as humans’ ability to kill wildlife at a safe distance has become highly refined, 2% of megafauna species and 0.8%...
- Elephant bird Vorombe titan named largest ever birdThe first species to be described, Aepyornis maximus, has often been considered to be the world's largest bird, researchers said.
- Early humans reached North America 130,000 years ago: StudyNew York, April 27 (IANS) Early humans probably reached North America 130,000 years ago -- 115,000 years earlier than previously thought, c...
- Humans wiped out megafauna in AustraliaNew York, Jan 21 (IANS) The poop of some of the ancient huge and astonishing creatures that once roamed Australia has indicated that the pr...
- Many big animals may be extinct by 2100: StudyMany of the world's biggest and iconic animals such as the Bengal tiger could be extinct by the end of the century if drastic conservation ...
- Humans, climate change together felled Ice Age giants: StudyThe timing and cause of rapid extinctions of the megafauna, that roamed the plains of Patagonia in southern South America, has remained a m...
- Scientists warn of Earth's sixth mass extinction eventSince 1500, more than 320 terrestrial vertebrates have become extinct. Populations of the remaining species show a 25 per cent average decl...
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