For the first time ever, researchers have managed to sequence RNA from a woolly mammoth — overturning the long-held belief that this delicate molecule couldn’t survive for tens of thousands…
Long before the Felipe Ángeles International Airport rose northeast of Mexico City, the land was once covered by Lake Xaltocan, home to a thriving community of prehistoric animals. When construction…
Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution. Oldest Woolly Mammoth…
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least five woolly mammoths at a site in Austria. The remains suggest that ancient humans processed the mammoths’ ivory tusks 25,000 years ago.…
Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about a mysterious group of extinct predators. Tiny Ancient Shark with Nail-Like Teeth…
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…
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…
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…