Did Pollen Allergies Doom the Woolly Mammoth? New Study Reveals Surprising Extinction Theory
A boom in vegetation at the end of the last ice age may have created so much pollen, it blocked mammoths’ sense of smell. A new study suggests this drove…
“Woolly Mammoth ‘De-Extinction’ Inches Closer: What We Face as the Ancient Giants Make a Comeback”
Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing. In 2003, scientists achieved…
Ancient Mammoth Tusk Emerges from Mississippi Streambed, Unearthing a Giant’s Legacy
An amateur fossil hunter in Mississippi found the first known mammoth fossil in the region — a well-preserved tusk that weighed about 600 pounds (270 kilograms). While exploring the untamed…