Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from ...

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The number of outbreaks of diseases that jumped from animals to humans in Africa has surged by more than 60% in the last decade, the World Health Organization said, a worrying sign the planet could ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

There's no doubt that lions are one of the most ferocious predators on the African savanna, but they pose more of a danger to other animals than they do to humans. About 22 people per year are killed ...

This remarkable wildlife scene captures a group of African vultures resting together on the open savanna. Vultures are among ...

Each year, millions of wild animals, including imperiled species, fall victim to an illegal wildlife trade with an annual estimated value between $7 billion and $20 billion. Wildlife trafficking ...

In order to understand foodways and subsistence strategies of humans in the past, as well as distributions of ancient animal species, it is critical for archaeologists to accurately identify animal ...

The dinosaurs, for one, are past creatures that we all know were once on our planet but are now gone. Thankfully, too, because have you seen the pictorial description of those humongous beasts?

Join Ranger Hamza on his great adventure in Africa and meet his new animal friends. In this video, Hamza introduces us to the cutest baby animals living in wildlife sanctuaries in Kenya! In this ...