<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mammoths ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/mammoths Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:08:11 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/18-000-years-ago-ice-age-humans-built-dwellings-out-of-mammoth-bones-in-ukraine nDddayokZEfTQYYakyuMn7 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 19:08:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mammoth RNA sequenced for the first time, marking a giant leap toward understanding prehistoric life ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/mammoth-rna-sequenced-for-the-first-time-marking-a-giant-leap-toward-understanding-prehistoric-life rxddQhDbVA3MJevNM3DTxc Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:00:06 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:52:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oldest-known North American woolly mammoth revealed in 'long-lost' ancient DNA ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/oldest-known-north-american-woolly-mammoth-revealed-in-long-lost-ancient-dna gGMgdwccXquu8sRrcGriAW Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ 130,000-year-old mammoth calf smells like 'fermented earth and flesh,' necropsy reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/130-000-year-old-mammoth-calf-smells-like-fermented-earth-and-flesh-necropsy-reveals fyUtH54vhJ6x7Zw2QNWsPa Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:00:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 25,000-year-old mammoth bones reveal culture of ancient humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/25-000-year-old-mammoth-bones-reveal-culture-of-ancient-humans xMrZZJdH5RuNjuWsPup4oP Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:20:18 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:51:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/rare-mammoth-tusk-found-on-west-texas-ranch JW65VxTvNNUEgPsvdzcosi Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:31:16 +0000 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ From orcas with salmon hats to the resurrection of the mammoths — this year in animal news ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/from-orcas-with-salmon-hats-to-the-resurrection-of-the-mammoths-this-year-in-animal-news mSLt9bvq8SMgXmokTpkgWE Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:16:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Early Americans ate tons of mammoth, 13,000-year-old bones from Clovis culture baby reveal ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/early-americans-ate-tons-of-mammoth-13-000-year-old-bones-from-clovis-culture-baby-reveal 3GNvzSyfMqyN8T3w79PN4H Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:31:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mammoth quiz: Test your knowledge of the ice age beasts ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/mammoth-quiz-test-your-knowledge-of-the-ice-age-beasts E8PXZNNHZ4XmFq24PmfZFA Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:08:14 +0000 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:02:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pollen allergies drove woolly mammoths to extinction, study claims ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/pollen-allergies-drove-woolly-mammoths-to-extinction-study-claims WBzp43LDmpvMZuGSfTEEtm Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:53:22 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/closer-than-people-think-woolly-mammoth-de-extinction-is-nearing-reality-and-we-have-no-idea-what-happens-next qUE8fwuhVKo2834MbZoCf4 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:20:27 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 1st Americans impaled and killed mammoths with pikes, not spears, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/1st-americans-impaled-and-killed-mammoths-with-pikes-not-spears-study-suggests 2WAAfhBBN8LSLqrnBNFstn Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:51:38 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient chromosomes from woolly mammoth discovered in 52,000-year-old freeze-dried skin ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/52000-year-old-scrap-of-woolly-mammoth-skin-reveals-3d-shape-of-its-dna-for-1st-time-ever WpQ2Mr3bgTbyVAG4vpoaQN Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:05:14 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mystery 'random event' killed off Earth's last woolly mammoths in Siberia, study claims ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/mystery-random-event-killed-off-earths-last-woolly-mammoths-in-siberia-study-claims zxBE4skBfVC7AzSwQGk4dd Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Archaeological sensation': Winemaker discovers hundreds of mammoth bones while renovating his cellar ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/archaeological-sensation-winemaker-discovers-hundreds-of-mammoth-bones-while-renovating-his-cellar RWQS4rRLBeWD9qu6qGXSrg Thu, 30 May 2024 13:21:49 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/woolly-mammoth-de-extinction-inches-closer-after-elephant-stem-cell-breakthrough fhGajqb6tU65gkhkDPXTKX Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:36:49 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'That's a huge amount of movement for a single mammoth': Woolly female's steps retraced based on chemistry of 14,000-year-old tusk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/thats-a-huge-amount-of-movement-for-a-single-mammoth-woolly-females-steps-retraced-based-on-chemistry-of-14000-year-old-tusk W4JH6mhuGxfWxHsMB2okPA Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:00:17 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge, complete mammoth tusk accidentally discovered by North Dakota coal miners ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/huge-complete-mammoth-tusk-accidentally-discovered-by-north-dakota-coal-miners kFauFvybqSEQRBKNcHeKcT Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:39:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge mammoth jaw at least 10,000 years old pulled up from Florida river ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/huge-mammoth-jaw-at-least-10000-years-old-pulled-up-from-florida-river yW5auTiDtztba6PManP89L Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:38:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoths were seasonal sex fiends just like elephants, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/mammoths/woolly-mammoths-were-seasonal-sex-fiends-just-like-elephants-study-finds JGgr8EVQyfdk6dq9pX8Y3Y Fri, 05 May 2023 17:25:09 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoths weren't always shaggy. Here's when they evolved some of their trademark features. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoths-werent-always-shaggy-heres-when-they-evolved-some-of-their-trademark-features hkW6CDfpqJhgFgwk4RKiqB Fri, 07 Apr 2023 20:15:25 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ The CIA wants to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/cia-wooly-mammoth-de-extinction w7ZrCgxX7NnjofPE3E5ZPK Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:23:36 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 30,000 year-old mummified baby mammoth found by Canadian gold miner ]]> https://www.livescience.com/30000-year-old-klondike-mammoth cNJWNQ7R4RDcE9una9ZFGc Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:27:07 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why don't we have many giant animals anymore? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/why-no-more-giant-animals HbU2bbjRwcggm5ZMeiyFaA Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoths survived on mainland North America until 5,000 years ago, DNA reveals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoths-in-north-america-longer BaoiuP5WaBSrUGYPHdnbyW Wed, 22 Dec 2021 13:31:16 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ 200,000-year-old 'mammoth graveyard' found in UK ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ice-age-mammoth-graveyard-uk VhN6jHQyKbocpbHcrvKL98 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ How did ancient people store food before refrigeration? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ancient-food-storage YjiDKQEZE8NgD4XgEYH8Hk Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:06:01 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoth's epic 50,000-mile journey retraced ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mammoth-marathon-traveler.html Rh27RSwD7CVmBwTUXTVBUH Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:50:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:31:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gold miners discover giant skeletons of 3 woolly mammoths ]]> https://www.livescience.com/yukon-miners-discover-woolly-mammoths.html NqxN3wyBVFiLKrb2bn5Efe Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:20:22 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oldest sequenced DNA belonged to 1 million-year-old mystery mammoth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mammoth-oldest-sequenced-dna-on-record.html ZLAqZjoGYAUgzn9EgmLC5c Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:15:20 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10,000-year-old footprints show journey of squirmy toddler and caregiver ]]> https://www.livescience.com/human-footprints-prehistoric-toddler-caregiver.html EHH3uptn6rMciSEYXifczj Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:51:10 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoth with preserved poop, wool and ligaments dredged from Siberian lake ]]> https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-skeleton-poop-siberia.html TyeBLqe5YVgArx8yDxpQfA Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:44:18 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ A giant mammoth graveyard was just discovered outside Mexico City ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mammoth-graveyard-mexico-airport.html hLUnsWGmmUmh7S7rrZQDTM Wed, 27 May 2020 13:55:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ice age 'house' made from bones of more than 60 mammoths mystifies archaeologists ]]> https://www.livescience.com/ice-age-mammoth-house.html NwcS287BpuWk2AHqHQaewh Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:55:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The last woolly mammoths on Earth had disastrous DNA ]]> https://www.livescience.com/woolly-mammoth-genetic-problems.html 9PLV2efvdXYSpuYu5TPthC Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:34:31 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mammoth DNA Briefly 'Woke Up' Inside Mouse Eggs. But Cloning Mammoths Is Still a Pipe Dream. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64998-mammoth-cells-inserted-in-mouse-eggs.html 648mzP9nPqgQAwPpcqj9bh Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:28:26 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 25,000 Years Later, Javelin Is Still Embedded in Mammoth's Rib ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64540-ice-age-hunters-spear-mammoth.html TfT2VHZHdHrbs7wbmYMnYm Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:09:20 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2020 00:39:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian Scientists Hope to Restore Ice Age Steppe with 'Pleistocene Park.' Will It Work? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64340-pleistocene-park-progress.html RSpty2LkXkdVQvwE7A9XN9 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:15:32 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:32:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ice Age Graveyard Holds the Bones of Mammoth Nursery Herds That Died at Watering Hole ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63885-waco-mammoth-graveyard.html hC2wquM2PGTav7bBS9EmJT Mon, 22 Oct 2018 11:22:33 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trapped! 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