New research I led sought to shed light on the issue. My colleagues and I gathered 30 years of satellite tracking data to map hotspots of megafauna activity around the globe. We tracked 12,794 animals ...

Early humans preserved megafauna meat in a smokehouse New Israeli research suggests large game was smoked as early as 1.8 million years ago, a survival strategy that may have helped shape human ...

Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, sharks, seals, turtles and birds—travel vast distances to feed and ...

Scientists know this marine megafauna – such as whales ... and waters around Mozambique and South Africa. It’s likely this reflects a lack of data from elsewhere. However, these species are known to ...

Africa, where the human story begins, is not so much affected (though it doesn‘t escape completely). But as people spread to Asia, Europe and Australia, the giants fell.

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Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more ...

If you're planning an African safari, this often-overlooked country offers spectacular opportunities to see the majestic ...

We also found marine megafauna tend to spend most of their time within exclusive economic zones. This area lies beyond the territorial sea or belt of water 12 nautical miles from the coast of each ...

Oceans store carbon and nutrients The high seas are home to an immense diversity of wildlife, including megafauna, such as cetaceans, turtles, tuna and sharks that migrate over vast distances.