A new study led by researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin reveals how the loss of large mammals can ripple through ecosystems in unexpected ways, even affecting amphibian larvae living in ...

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 ...

The largest land mammal to ever live on Earth had unique features, combining the traits of both rhino and giraffe. The creature, now extinct, is known as Paraceratherium, according to IFLScience. They ...

A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat were influenced more by the structure of their environments ...

Researchers recently investigated hammer-headed bat populations in southern Cameroon. The mixed-methods investigation was conducted in mature rainforest, where these massive, bizarre-looking bats ...

Topis are under threat in eastern Africa. Marc Guitard/Getty Images We could be witnessing the sixth mass extinction at an alarming rate worldwide. It’s marked by the rapid loss of species due to ...

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Female elephant seals are not ...

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