High in the ghostly silence of the world’s tallest mountains moves a creature so rare, it almost feels like a myth. The snow leopard, known as the “ghost of the mountains,” is not only one of nature’s ...

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

The only known predator of adult moa was the Haast’s eagle, another New Zealand native and the largest eagle species ever known. Even so, adult moas were difficult to bring down.

One suggestion is that the tracks were made by a subadult; moa species like the North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) could reach heights between 2 to 3 meters (6.6 to 9.8 feet), so it ...

It said the technology would be transferred to Asian elephants, the closest living relatives to mammoths. Colossal Biosciences chief executive, Ben Lamm, said they were interested in looking at New ...

Lessons for Today’s Endangered Species Co-author Associate Professor Damien Fordham, from the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute, said that although it’s too late for moa, these insights ...

New spatial mechanism for the coexistence of tree species Hidden patterns in tree distribution stabilize biodiversity in forests Date: February 26, 2025 Source: Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ...

Humans were a shock. All species of New Zealand’s ostrichlike moa, including the North Island giant moa (Dinornis novaezealandiae) seen in this illustration, went extinct after humankind arrived.

When the mysteries of the past reveal secrets that can aid in preserving the present, it is imperative to take notice. In New Zealand, flightless birds, renowned for their distinctive traits and ...

But they didn’t all go at once. Our research suggests Mantell’s moa went first, within just 100 years. Almost another 100 years would pass before the extinction of any other moa species.