New research painted a more accurate picture of the megafauna that spread widely around the Americas before they went extinct.

Yet, around 12,000 years ago, nearly all of these megafauna vanished. In this context, this study suggests that humans, not the climate, may have the decisive factor in the extinction of these beasts.

New research found that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction.

New research has confirmed what may be the oldest known evidence of humans in North America—a set of 23,000-year-old ...

As the last ice age was ending, Australian megafauna that included giant kangaroos went extinct, and it is even more depressing than we thought.

Professor Adrian Lister, Museum expert on extinct megafauna, tells the hidden history behind the American mastodon on display in Hintze Hall. When Albert Koch uncovered a graveyard of fossilised ...

We are researching the cause of megafaunal extinction in the last major extinction event. Hundreds of large mammal species disappeared during the transition from the last glaciation to the present ...

A new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction. This first-of-its-kind, taxonomically diverse assessment ...

What comes to mind when you think of the prehistoric world? For many, it is dinosaurs, the fierce and powerful stars of the Mesozoic era, which spanned from about 251 to 66 million years ago.

Williston's bumblefly Williston's bumblefly (Criorhina nigripes). NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure (G4). Photo by Braden Judson (iNaturalist.org). Washington, DC, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE ...

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Washington, DC, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at ...