What Did Neanderthals Eat? Ancient Tooth Provides Insights Into the Extinct Species' Diet Conundrum

Medicine & Technology Oct 24, 2022

Scientists analyzed the fossilized tooth from Spain to know the Neanderthals' diet and determine their position in the food chain. Read the article to know more details.

T.Rex May Have Short Arms Due to Sexual Selection Based on 95 Million-Yea-Old Fossil Discovered in Patagonia, Argentina

Jul 08, 2022

Researchers found fossil evidence that another dinosaur had arms like T. rex that used them for survival and mating. Read the article to know the full details.

Spotted Skunks Discovery: 7 Species Found Existing and They All Do Some Tricks as a Warning Before Spraying

Sep 01, 2021

Researchers recently discovered seven spotted skunk species exhibiting the same tricks as a final warning before they spray which is doing the handstand.

Conservationists Spot Family of Wolverines on Mount Rainier After 100 Years

Aug 28, 2020

Wolverines have returned to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington after its 100-year absence.

Scientists Discovered Meat-Eating Mammal Larger Than Any Big Cat Stalking the World Today

Apr 18, 2019

A new species larger than a polar bear with large rhinoceros skull and enormous canine teeth

New Fossils Of Carnivore Found In Egypt Named Anubis, God Of Underworld

Apr 21, 2017

Analysis of the Egyptian fossils revealed a new species of an extinct carnivore, hyaenodonts. The new species is named Masrasector nananubis.

Can Dinosaur Skulls Tell Us Just What They Ate and How?

Apr 29, 2015

With recent archaeological findings proving that researchers may not know as much about prehistoric life as they once thought, researchers with the American Museum of Natural History are taking another look at interpreting the diets of long-extinct animals, and what they’re finding points to finding the source of a prehistoric diet. Though teeth shape has been used for decades as a primary indicator as to the dietary habits of a fossilized subject, in a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers are now saying that skull shape and ancestral lineages, both before and after extinction events, may serve as a proxy for what these animals truly once ate.

Half the Size, But Twice the Bite—Study Reports European Wolves Are on the Rise

Dec 19, 2014

As carnivorous species in the United States, like the Mexican Gray Wolf, face dwindling populations and increased difficulties finding niche habitats, a new study reveals that carnivores in Europe are on the rise—and they are more than twice as abundant. The new study published this week in the journal Science reports that while Europe may be one of the most industrialized landscapes on the face of the Earth, that conservation efforts and restoration practices have led the continent to large-scale success in bringing back continental carnivore populations.