Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels over and draws its last breath. The carcass is soon set on by hyenas, who ...

Paleontologists identified the cub as a member of the genus Homotherium, and radiocarbon dating estimates the cub is at least 35,000 years old, meaning it likely lived during the latter part of the ...