Mammoth news, features and articles
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The last woolly mammoths on Earth had disastrous DNAThe DNA in the woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island had a number of unfavorable variants.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Trapped! Woolly Mammoth Bachelors Often Met Disastrous EndsBy Laura Geggel Published
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Mammoth Tooth Reveals Beast Once Tramped Around Austin, TexasAbout 67,000 years ago, a gigantic mammoth chowed down on enormous mouthfuls of grass in Texas, just west of where modern-day Austin is located, according to new research.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Mammoth resurrection: 11 hurdles to bringing back an ice age beastThe road to bringing back the mammoth — a giant that went extinct at the end of the last ice age — is filled with barriers.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Newfound Tusk Belonged to One of the Last Surviving Mammoths in AlaskaBy Laura Geggel Published
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DNA Mutations May Have Doomed the Woolly MammothBy Knvul Sheikh Published
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Giant Mammoth Skull Discovered by Bulldozer OperatorBy Jeanna Bryner Published
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Ice-Age Mammoth Bones Found Under Oregon Football FieldBy Laura Geggel Published
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Butchered Mammoth Suggests Humans Lived in Siberia 45,000 Years AgoThe slashed and punctured bones of a woolly mammoth suggest that humans lived in the far northern reaches of Siberia earlier than scientists had previously thought, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
