Elephants (megaherbivores) in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Africa. (Courtesy of Juan Cantalapiedra via Courthouse News) (CN) — Africa is known for its megafauna. Its massive, iconic creatures, ...

Earth once hosted many massive creatures called megafauna; they are technically defined as animals with mature body weights that exceed 44 kilograms (97 pounds). Megaherbivores, on the other hand, are ...

Giant ancient animals known as megafauna, originally thought to have gone extinct due to the arrival of human beings, have now been found to have perished for other reasons. In a paper published in ...

A recent excavation in Texas yielded some “colossal creatures,” according to local officials – and archaeologists are hopeful more will be uncovered soon. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ...

Erick Lundgren receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Large introduced herbivores such as feral horses and camels are often seen as “invasive” species which damage native plants. My ...

This initiative, with thirteen partners from five different countries, will help protect marine biodiversity and promote the sustainability of European long-distance fisheries in the East Central ...

Divers plunging into Mexico's submerged Sac Actun cave system in 2007 stumbled upon a hidden world of Ice Age fossils, ...

For millions of years, a variety of large herbivores, or megafauna, influenced terrestrial ecosystems. Among many others, these included elephants in Europe, giant wombats in Australia, and ground ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Few know that avocados nearly disappeared from the Earth long ago. Their survival is tied to a turn in natural history and an ...