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The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths

June 27, 2024CARL ZIMMERComments Off on The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths

The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.

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The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths

June 27, 2024CARL ZIMMERComments Off on The Last Stand of the Woolly Mammoths

The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.

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Ancient Fires Drove Sabertooth Cats and Other Large Mammals Extinct, Study Suggests

August 17, 2023Katrina MillerComments Off on Ancient Fires Drove Sabertooth Cats and Other Large Mammals Extinct, Study Suggests

Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California suggest that sabertooth cats and other large North American mammals disappeared as a result of wildfires spurred by human activity.

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Miners Discover a Frozen Baby Mammoth in Canada

July 2, 2022July 3, 2022Christine ChungComments Off on Miners Discover a Frozen Baby Mammoth in Canada

Experts believe that the woolly mammoth, unearthed in the Klondike gold fields of the Yukon of Canada, had been preserved in the frozen ground for more than 30,000 years.

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Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites the Mammoth Family Tree

February 17, 2021Katherine KorneiComments Off on Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites the Mammoth Family Tree

Genomic data — the oldest ever recovered from a fossil — reveals the origin and evolution of the Columbian mammoth.

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Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say

June 5, 2019June 7, 2019CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Who Were the Ancestors of Native Americans? A Lost People in Siberia, Scientists Say

Genetic analysis of ancient teeth and bones suggests Native Americans largely descend from a vanished group called the Ancient Paleo-Siberians.

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Ex-Prime Minister Set to Return to Power in Czech Republic

October 4, 2025Lara Jakes

George Clooney’s 2025 Albie Awards Draw a Crowd of Celebrities in London

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Claire Moses

Russian Drones Hit 2 Passenger Trains, Ukraine Says

October 4, 2025Marc Santora and Liubov Sholudko

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October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon

Synagogue Attack Increases Pressure on Starmer in the U.K.

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Michael D. Shear

Ivan Klima, Czech Novelist Who Chafed Under Totalitarian Regimes, Dies at 94

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025David Binder and Dan Bilefsky

Sanae Takaichi Is Likely to Be Japan’s Next Leader. Who Is She?

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

For the New Archbishop of Canterbury, Nursing Roots Could Bring a Pastoral Sensibility

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025MARK LANDLER

For Netanyahu, Trump’s Nod to Peace Puts Him in a Tough Spot

October 4, 2025October 4, 2025DAVID M. HALBFINGER

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October 4, 2025Melissa Kirsch
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