“It’s a mural depicting what life was like in the Ice Ages in Manitoba,” Moysiuk said. “A lot of the fossil evidence that went into creating this mural was found close to Grunthal, so it’s kind of a ...

Pigs, rats, cats and mongooses, all brought to the island decades earlier by humans, were to blame for their demise, preying ...

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. Video above: ...

Discover the extraordinary prehistoric giants – from mega-sloths to monster sharks – that once made today’s animals look ...

In recent years, curious finds by quarry workers in gravel pits near Grunthal have led to some remarkable discoveries about ...

Cave bears smash lion skulls, saber-cats starve in silence, and the ice begins to melt. Five episodes of jaw-dropping beauty later, the series leaves you staring at the brutal question about climate ...

A hyper-realistic picture of life during that Pleistocene era emerges with Apple TV's five-part, computer-driven “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age ,” which takes place millions of years after the dinosaurs ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...