We may earn a commission from links on this page. An artist’s impression of Ekgmowechashala, an ancient North American primate. Illustration: Kristen Tietjen, scientific illustrator with the KU ...
A mysterious primate appeared in North America 30 million years ago, long after the continent's native primates had died out, and even longer before the next big influx of primates – humans ...
Special offer: Complimentary Access to PopSci+ for a limited time » According to paleontologists, the five-pound Ekgmowechashala showed up on the continent ‘like a drifting gunslinger in a ...
Today, the only primates that make North America their home are humans. But 30 million years ago, a tiny, scrappy primate represented the last bastion of non-Homo sapiens primates on this ...
Native Americans in North Carolina face a disproportionately higher risk for preterm birth because of exposure to mixtures of ...
A black and white-feathered endangered bird recently hatched in the Houston Zoo. It’s the first known instance of the species, known to have a high conservation need, being hatched in the United ...
Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the potential to spread even further to suitable habitats in many parts of the world, reports a new ...
A Bald Eagle disappeared into the trees on the far bank of the Tennessee River just as the two researchers at the bow of our modest motorboat began hauling in the trawl net. Eagles have rebounded ...
Mountain lions, moose, reindeer, and wolves may not be native to Ohio, at least within the last 200 years, but they are to North America. And the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is investing a record $ ...
Who hasn’t heard of Leonardo, Donnatelo, Raphael and Michaelangelo? This is not about the famous artists. It is about the ...
Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the potential to spread even further to suitable habitats in many parts of the world, reports a new ...
