An international team of scientists has identified fossils of snow leopards for the first time. The discovery has allowed them to trace the evolutionary history of the species during the Quaternary ...

There is little evidence that Russia seeks a broader conquest of Europe after the Ukraine War, even as many hawkish European defense officials warn of one. Various British and European leaders—and ...

Our understanding of global history tends to center on the major conflicts that caused the most widespread upheaval and loss of life. They include the two world wars and, further back in history, the ...

From the Caribbean to the Indian subcontinent, and from the southern tip of Africa to the islands of Southeast Asia, the reach of Europe’s colonial powers was huge, and often violently enforced. A ...

The study, published in Science Advances, was led by researchers Qigao Jiangzuo, from Peking University, and Joan Madurell Malapeira, from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Snow leopards ...

Images of the computed tomography of the skull of the snow leopard from Algar da Manga Larga (Portugal). ©Jiangzuo et al., 2025. Conquest of Asia and Europe by Snow Leopards during the last Ice Ages ...