“Our study suggests that it was probably the interplay between their body size, diet, behavior and a number of other ecological characteristics, including ecological plasticity, that prepared some smaller animals for greater survival after the asteroid impact ,” said Alfio Alessandro, a paleontologist and co-author of the study. Chierenza of the University of Vigo in […]
The story of the American buffalo – also known as the bison – is intricately linked to the black history of the early United States. From an estimated 30 million, their numbers dwindled to just a few hundred by the end of the 19th century as the US government tried to wipe out the Plains […]
