Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...

Once believed extinct in Europe for over 100,000 years, hippos actually survived there until 31,000 years ago—enduring deep ...

A simple change in species composition can impact the course of evolution: A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that the presence of just ...

European fossils display very low genetic diversity, indicating a small isolated herd marooned in the Upper Rhine Graben ...

Hippos roamed central Europe much later than previously thought, as 40,000 years ago, a new study of Ice Age fossils reveals.

For many decades, textbooks taught that hippos vanished from the center of Europe upon the onset of the Ice Age. However, a ...

Analysis of bone finds shows the heat-loving semi-aquatic mammals inhabited part of present-day Germany around 47,000 to ...

Hippos are now seen only in sub-Saharan Africa, but new research reveals that these giant, water-loving animals lived in ...

Hippos survived in icy Europe far longer than thought, revealing surprising warmth and resilience during Ice Age.

Hippos in Ice Age Germany? New research reveals that these warm-loving giants roamed central Europe far later than believed.

Hippos, today restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, survived in central Europe far longer than previously assumed. Analyses of ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...