Earth & Conservation

Woolly Mammoths could soon make a comeback.

The Wild Plan To Bring Back Woolly Mammoths

Woolly Mammoths could soon make a comeback. A new company is on a mission to create a mammoth-elephant hybrid, and their reason might surprise you. 

Animals

In the not-too-distant future, at least four animal species and a tree now classified as being extinct are expected to be mostly biologically revived.

The Rise of Necrofauna and the Ethical Dilemma of De-Extinction

CALGARY, Alberta — About 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.

Mammoth Tooth Discovery Suggests Ancient Beast Was Feeding Just West of Austin

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Men from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Montenegro are, on average, the tallest in the world, according to new research that helps to explain why such individuals often grow to six feet and more in height.

The Tallest Men in the World Trace Back to Paleolithic Mammoth Hunters

Fossils from giant, ice age-beasts were uncovered while workers were digging an extension to the Los Angeles subway system.

Mammoth Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

Three cloned dogs have been given to Russian security officials by South Korean scientists from the same team that wants to clone a woolly mammoth.

Russian Police Enlist Cloned Dogs to Sniff Out Trouble

Researchers have hit paleontology pay dirt with the unearthing of a well-preserved mammoth skull fossil on Santa Rosa Island, in Southern California's Channel Islands.

Rare, Complete Mammoth Skull Found in Channel Islands

An animal whose ancestry can be traced all the way to modern elephants, woolly mammoths were shaggy giants in their day.

Watch Mammoths Collide with Early Hunters: Video

About 5,600 years ago, on what is now Alaska's St. Paul Island, an isolated population of woolly mammoths gradually disappeared, and now scientists think they know why.

Lack of Water Doomed Alaska Island Woolly Mammoths

History

German and Belgian researchers investigating a puzzling piece of mammoth ivory have discovered how early humans made ropes 40,000 years ago.

How Rope Was Made 40,000 Years Ago

Mexican experts are carefully digging up fossils of a Pleistocene-era mammoth believed to have been cut to pieces by ancient humans.

Remains of Giant Woolly Mammoth Uncovered in Mexico

Space & Innovation

California's current lengthy drought is really punishing the state's residents, who've been compelled by government restrictions to reduce their water use by nearly a third in a desperate effort to conserve the dwindling amount of H2O left in the state's reservoirs.

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The Wild Plan To Bring Back Woolly Mammoths

Woolly Mammoths could soon make a comeback.

The Rise of Necrofauna and the Ethical Dilemma of De-Extinction

De-extinction efforts seek to bring back a once-ubiquitous tree, a vomiting frog, and even the wooly mammoth, but they raise vexing ethical questions.

Mammoth Tooth Discovery Suggests Ancient Beast Was Feeding Just West of Austin

Researchers are trying to confirm whether mammoths in the area traveled together as a social group, and to learn where they traveled and what they ate.

The Tallest Men in the World Trace Back to Paleolithic Mammoth Hunters

A prehistoric population of mammoth hunters gave rise to some of the tallest men on the planet, new research suggests.

Mammoth Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

Tusks and a skull turn up during work on an extension to the Los Angeles rail system.

Russian Police Enlist Cloned Dogs to Sniff Out Trouble

The same South Korean biotech firm that wants to clone a woolly mammoth gives three lab-created canines to Siberia's Sakha Republic.

Rare, Complete Mammoth Skull Found in Channel Islands

A mammoth skull that experts are calling the best-preserved ever has been unearthed in Southern California's Channel Islands National Park.

Watch Mammoths Collide with Early Hunters: Video

Killed for their hides and meat, the giants with the enormous tusks had to keep an eye out for humans.

Lack of Water Doomed Alaska Island Woolly Mammoths

Core samples from a lake on St. Paul Island offer compelling evidence for why mammoths there died off thousands of years ago.

How Rope Was Made 40,000 Years Ago

A tool made of mammoth ivory made the task easier for early humans.

Remains of Giant Woolly Mammoth Uncovered in Mexico

Early humans may have carved up the Pleistocene-era animal for meat or pelts.

California Once Had a 2,000-Year-Long Dry Spell

Think California is parched now? The Golden State experienced even more pronounced mega-droughts, back in the times when mammoths roamed the land. Continue reading →

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The Wild Plan To Bring Back Woolly Mammoths

Woolly Mammoths could soon make a comeback.

The Rise of Necrofauna and the Ethical Dilemma of De-Extinction

De-extinction efforts seek to bring back a once-ubiquitous tree, a vomiting frog, and even the wooly mammoth, but they raise vexing ethical questions.

Mammoth Tooth Discovery Suggests Ancient Beast Was Feeding Just West of Austin

Researchers are trying to confirm whether mammoths in the area traveled together as a social group, and to learn where they traveled and what they ate.

The Tallest Men in the World Trace Back to Paleolithic Mammoth Hunters

A prehistoric population of mammoth hunters gave rise to some of the tallest men on the planet, new research suggests.

Mammoth Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

Tusks and a skull turn up during work on an extension to the Los Angeles rail system.

Russian Police Enlist Cloned Dogs to Sniff Out Trouble

The same South Korean biotech firm that wants to clone a woolly mammoth gives three lab-created canines to Siberia's Sakha Republic.

Rare, Complete Mammoth Skull Found in Channel Islands

A mammoth skull that experts are calling the best-preserved ever has been unearthed in Southern California's Channel Islands National Park.

Watch Mammoths Collide with Early Hunters: Video

Killed for their hides and meat, the giants with the enormous tusks had to keep an eye out for humans.

Lack of Water Doomed Alaska Island Woolly Mammoths

Core samples from a lake on St. Paul Island offer compelling evidence for why mammoths there died off thousands of years ago.

How Rope Was Made 40,000 Years Ago

A tool made of mammoth ivory made the task easier for early humans.

Remains of Giant Woolly Mammoth Uncovered in Mexico

Early humans may have carved up the Pleistocene-era animal for meat or pelts.

California Once Had a 2,000-Year-Long Dry Spell

Think California is parched now? The Golden State experienced even more pronounced mega-droughts, back in the times when mammoths roamed the land. Continue reading →