The zoo’s rainforest building offers a tropical escape that’s particularly magical during Connecticut’s less-than-tropical ...

Or maybe “dzo”? – who died by the firewolf’s paws, but also produced little orbamajigs (that’s my ridiculous made-up term, ...

Predators are typically larger, faster, and more powerful than the animals they hunt. Yet in nature, most attacks fail. A new ...

For a long time, Neanderthals were imagined as bulky carnivores of the Ice Age: heavy-browed hunters who lived on slabs of ...

Elephants are vital to ecosystems. Learn interesting facts and how WWF works to protect them across Africa and Asia.

Lion conservationist Moreangels Mbizah and her colleagues chose the name “Batabilili” for the community guardians they’re ...

A drug that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 10,000 times stronger than morphine has been behind a rapidly ...

Around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, the Earth lost many of its largest animals. These were not just slightly bigger versions of today’s wildlife, but true giants. There were saber-toothed cats with ...

A new study shows how the extinction of giant animals 10,000 years ago reshaped food webs, with lasting impacts on ecosystems ...

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

Hearst San Simeon State Park is seeking volunteers to serve as school group docents for field trips at the Piedras Blancas ...

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world’s largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed ...