Researchers discovered evidence for human habitation of rainforests 150,000 years ago. This pushes back the oldest known evidence of humans in rainforests by more than double the previously known ...

A new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.

Two Goliath beetle species are in grave danger because cocoa farming has wiped out their forests and they’re being sold on ...

Nevada has a unique history with water and land, making it a surprisingly diverse place for wildlife. But recent pressures threaten its species.

Researchers calculated that creatures large and small rival the landscape reshaping power of half a million major floods each ...

When it comes to how hard an animal can bite, size always matters. There may be no truer a case of this than the desert ...

Mountain Lions Mountain lions, majestic and elusive, are among the top predators in California's forests. Unfortunately, ...

Hyainailourinae means Hyena-cats, and these more feline-like creatures first appeared in Africa about 47 million years ago.

Salmon rearrange the gravel in streams when they prepare spawning sites, creating areas known as redds. This digging changes ...

An ancient trading post known for housing some of West Africa's most historically significant manuscripts could soon be ...

Laguna la Cruz on the Gulf of California coast in Sonora, Mexico, is an important stopover point for many migratory species.

These results have important implications for future research on the carbon cycle in desert ecosystems. We emphasize the need to distinguish between the autotrophic and heterotrophic components of Rs ...