There’s something about Neanderthals that doesn’t quite add up. Based on the type of nitrogen detected in their collagen, ...

Just like humans, mammoths had a robust community of microorganisms living on their skin and inside their bodies. Now, for the first time, scientists have identified some of the individual species ...

Woolly mammoths may yet walk the Arctic again, if biosciences firm Colossal is able to use gene-editing techniques to bring back the extinct species – Copyright NTB ...

With the thawing of the icy tundras in Siberia , tonnes of woolly mammoth tusks are emerging leading to a burgeoning trade. it’s estimated that Russia exports 100 tonnes of mammoth ivory every year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists studied a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth that was trapped in Siberian permafrost - Reuters/Pichi Chuang Woolly mammoths ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel faeces in Canada's remote Yukon territory, scientists said. The DNA found ...

My inbox started filling up with the supposedly groundbreaking news early Tuesday, breathless news articles about a biological breakthrough that will allow a long-extinct giant bird to walk the Earth ...

Jerry A. Coyne is professor emeritus of ecology and evolution at the University of Chicago. A recent display in Time magazine features a photo of a handsome white dog-like animal, a dire wolf. The ...

A group of South Korean and Russian scientists are planning to bring the woolly mammoth back to life, 10,000 years after the species went extinct. Using tissue samples from the specimens recovered in ...