What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...
New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions.
New fossil research shows that humans have reshaped animal communities as extensively as the great extinctions of the Ice Age. The spread of farming and livestock scrambled natural ecosystems and left ...
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Welcome To The Great Automotive Ice Age

I’ve been struggling describe the world that’s forming in response to the burst of the EV hype bubble in the West, the rise of China, and the return of protectionism. The best I can come up with is ...
Early humans living in South America hunted and ate megafauna such as giant sloths which have since gone extinct, a new study has revealed. Detailed analysis of archaeological evidence showed that ...
Some 12,000 years ago, groups of pioneering hunter-gatherers ventured into the harsh Arabian desert. They survived thanks to fleeting watering holes — ephemeral oases that they shared with animals.
Strangely, smoking later in life had far less impact, and mothers’ pre-pregnancy smoking made none — suggesting its linked to a crucial window when sperm cells are forming. Scientists say nicotine ...
New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age and Pleistocene ...
Petroglyphs depicting mammals such as camels and gazelles in actual size have been discovered on rocks in the northern desert of Saudi Arabia, drawing significant attention from the academic community ...
Since 2014, when Meachen and other scientists got the green light to excavate Natural Trap Cave in the Bighorn Basin, they’ve unearthed the bones of prehistoric mammals, including the American cheetah ...
Since 2014, when Meachen and other scientists got the green light to excavate Natural Trap Cave in the Bighorn Basin, they’ve unearthed the bones of prehistoric mammals, including the American cheetah ...