Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

In Rome's Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

The first physical evidence of gladiator and animal combat during the Roman period has been confirmed by researchers.

Ancient Roman gladiators were often pitted against animals in the arena—animals capable of killing a human being. Skeletal ...

Blood, sand, and death – for Romans, there was no better entertainment than watching gladiators fight exotic animals in ...

A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

In a nutshell A massive hot rock plume from Earth’s mantle helped create a land bridge between Africa and Asia 20 million ...

New research has overturned everything we thought we knew about cat domestication. Forget the theory that cats simply ...

Volcanic eruption from 12 million years ago preserves a snapshot of extinct animal life. Rhinos that once roamed much of ...

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...