A new study shows how the loss of large animals thousands of years ago still shapes ecosystems today and may affect their future stability.

Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of megaherbivores – were driven to extinction by humans. The debate has raged ...

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 ...

A new study in PNAS finds that the extinction of large mammals between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago permanently altered global food webs, with the Americas showing the most pronounced effects.

A new study in PNAS shows that the extinction of large mammals between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago permanently altered predator-prey networks, especially in the Americas. These simplified food webs ...

New research suggests that the severity of ancient megafauna extinctions continues to influence food webs in some parts of the world today. The study, published in PNAS, analysed predator-prey ...