The saiga antelope is one of the world's strangest-looking mammals. Its bulbous, tubular nose filters out dust and warms cold air before it reaches the animal's windpipe. The bulging-eyed nomadic ...

Nearly half of the world population of Saiga antelope have mysteriously died ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The unusual proboscis of the Saiga antelope helps filter dust, regulate air temperature, and protect its lungs in harsh steppe ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists finally have an answer to what suddenly killed hundreds of ...

What do you do when half a species dies practically all at once? That was the question that faced delegates from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and China when they met last week to discuss ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Decades ago, the saiga antelope onced roamed the Eurasian steppe in ...

Spring calving season for the saiga antelope of central Kazakhstan is a delight for the researchers who keep tabs on the critically endangered animals. During the day, thousands of newborn saigas lie ...

By Clare Nuttall in Astana The return of saiga antelopes and other large grazing animals to Kazakhstan’s steppe is set to ...

In May 2015, researchers in central Kazakhstan witnessed something really strange: thousands of saiga antelopes began acting a bit weird, becoming unbalanced, and then just plopping on the ground ...

Did a Soyuz spacecraft cause the deaths of hundreds of endangered saiga antelope in Kazakhstan this week? Some ecologists think so, although scientists and the Kazakh authorities remain skeptical.