The largest sloth of all time was the size of an elephant. Known to paleontologists as Eremotherium, the shaggy giant ...

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The giant sloth’s story begins in South America, where it first evolved around 30 million years ago. Over time, these mammals migrated northward, reaching parts of what is now the United States. Their ...

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While exploring South America, Darwin uncovered fossilized remains of several extinct mammals, including relatives of the Megatherium. In his journal, Darwin noted the striking similarities between ...

Wikimedia Commons/US Geological Service White Sands, New Mexico David Bustos found strange marks in the white sands of New ...

IT must be a p**s-take. Has to be, surely? I’m still rubbing my eyes in disbelief. Go on out of that. Yiz are messing. But no ...

Two new exhibits are now open at the Steele Creek Nature Center. Visitors can check out both its Park After Dark and Giant Ground Sloth exhibits, which opened last week.