Tigers once roamed from Turkey to China and as far north as Russia and south to Indonesia. Today, they inhabit around 6% of their ancient grounds and are on the brink of extinction. These beautiful ...

In two new studies supported by FAPESP, researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have shed light on how interactions between predators and prey ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Why did mammoths and other contemporary mammals disappear? Throughout its eventful existence, Earth has experienced five ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on extrapolating extinctions from the past 500 years into the future and the idea ...

For many people, thinking of Ice Age animals evokes images of woolly mammoths, saber-toothed tigers and giant sloths. But in prehistoric Australia, giant kangaroos also roamed the land. What’s more, ...

Saber-toothed cats of the genus Smilodon devouring their prey. A loss of diversity occurred due to fewer herbivores to prey on, which led to extinction Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...