Scientists have long debated why woolly mammoths, giant sloths and 44 giant plant-eating ‘megaherbivores’ went extinct starting around 50,000 years ago. Some paleontologists, biologists, and others have argued that drastic climate change events during the last two ice ages were responsible for the extinction of these majestic creatures. But a new study has found another … Read more
Prehistoric people hunt a woolly mammoth. A growing body of research shows that this species—and at least 46 other megaherbivore species—were driven to extinction by humans. (CREDIT: Engraving by Ernest Grise, photographed by William Henry Jackson. Courtesy Getty Open Content Program) AARHUS, Denmark – Imagine a world where elephants roam Europe, giant ground sloths roam … Read more
Without dinosaurs to trample the trees, vine plants like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for the Daily Mail Published: 10:09 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 | Updated: 10:14 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2024 Next time you open a bottle of wine, … Read more
Scientists behind a new genomic study now claim that the last woolly mammoths on Earth were wiped out by an extreme storm or a plague – meaning that if an extinction event hadn’t happened, they could still be around to date. These giant Ice Age beasts roamed the then tundras of North America, Europe and … Read more