SAO PAULO (AP) — Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For ...

A new road being built led to the bones of two giant ground sloths being discovered in Wilmington, launching them into local ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imagine a sloth. You probably picture a medium-size, tree-dwelling creature hanging ...

Sometimes it nice to just kick back and take it slow. Really slow. So what if evolution had the same mindset, and decided to take its time before getting rid of some prehistoric creatures? What if the ...

BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Scientists have uncovered evidence of ancient humans engaged in a deadly face-off with a giant sloth, showing for the first time how our ancestors might have tackled ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of ...