Latest articles by Nick Garland

Just when you thought modern ruminants like the kudu, ibex, and blackbuck had crazy horns, a trip back in time to look at the extinct mammals with the craziest headgear might change your perspective.

A cooling, drying climate over the last 40 million years turned North America from a warm and wooded place into the drier, open plains we know today. A new study shows how dogs evolved in response to those changes, demonstrating that predators are sensitive to climate change because it alters the hunting opportunities in their habitat.

The identification of a new species belonging to the marine mammal group Desmostylia has intensified the rare animal's brief mysterious journey through prehistoric time, finds a new study.