An analysis of ancient DNA reveals new details about the range, diet, and evolutionary history of this extinct predator.

Ancient DNA reveals that the American cheetah was actually closer to pumas, ranged into Arctic Yukon, and may have regularly ...

With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the "American cheetah"—was long thought to ...

Berinigia is the ancient stretch of land that once connected northeastern Asia to northwestern North America. While submerged ...

Newly sequenced DNA from bones found in the Yukon and Wyoming reveals that despite its slender body, Miracinonyx trumani is ...

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has overturned decades of assumptions about ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has overturned decades of assumptions about ...

The Ice Age cat looked like a cheetah but DNA, Arctic fossils and isotopes reveal an adaptable puma relative with an unusual diet.

From about 2.5 million years ago to 16,000 years ago, a big cat roamed the open grasslands of North America. Its fossils show a streamlined body, long legs, and large nostrils, suggesting an animal ...

A new study has analyzed mummified remains of cheetahs in Saudi Arabia caves. The results could help reintroduce cheetahs to ...

At almost 12 years old, Davis lived beyond the expected life span of cheetahs, according to the Maryland Zoo. After his ...