Mammoth news, features and articles
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Huge, complete mammoth tusk accidentally discovered by North Dakota coal minersA tusk scooped up my miners in North Dakota turned out to be one of the most complete skeletons of a mammoth ever discovered in the state.
By Lydia Smith Published
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Woolly mammoths were seasonal sex fiends just like elephants, study findsAn analysis of ancient mammoth tusks has revealed that they underwent musth just like modern elephants do.
By Ben Turner Published
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Woolly mammoths weren't always shaggy. Here's when they evolved some of their trademark features.Genetic testing of 23 woolly mammoths shows that they weren’t always so furry.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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The CIA wants to bring woolly mammoths back from extinctionThe CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences, a company that wants to bring woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers back from extinction using DNA editing.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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30,000 year-old mummified baby mammoth found by Canadian gold minerThe baby was only one month old and grazing at the time of its death.
By Ben Turner Published
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Woolly mammoths survived on mainland North America until 5,000 years ago, DNA revealsAncient DNA reveals that woolly mammoths coexisted with humans in North America for 5,000 years longer than previously believed.
By Cameron Duke Published
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Woolly mammoth's epic 50,000-mile journey retracedAn adult mammoth's preserved tusk revealed how far the animal ranged across Alaska during its 28-year lifetime.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Gold miners discover giant skeletons of 3 woolly mammothsGold miners have discovered three partial skeletons of three woolly mammoths , which may have been part of the same family.
By Owen Jarus Published
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Oldest sequenced DNA belonged to 1 million-year-old mystery mammothThe oldest sequenced DNA on record belongs to a 1.2 million-year-old mammoth.
By Laura Geggel Published
