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DNA offers clues to woolly mammoth's demise
Mar 4, 2017An analysis of mammoth DNA has revealed that the species had become wracked with genetic disease.
Should we really bring back extinct species ?
Feb 28, 2017A new study has indicated that resurrecting long-extinct species could ultimately do more harm than good.
Woolly mammoth 'on the verge of resurrection'
Feb 16, 2017Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.
Mammoths set to become a protected species
Aug 21, 2016Mammoths could be granted a special protected status to stop their tusks being used as an ivory source.
Mammoth cloning attempt in 'initial stages'
Jul 30, 2016Russian and Korean scientists have made an important first step towards creating a live woolly mammoth.
Mammoth fossils found under street in Mexico
Jun 28, 2016The well-preserved 14,000-year-old remains were unearthed by utility workers in the city of Tultepec.
Scientists aim to clone an extinct cave lion
Mar 5, 2016The woolly mammoth is not the only prehistoric beast that modern science could bring back to life.
1950s 'mammoth meat' was actually sea turtle
Feb 5, 2016Scientists have debunked the claim that mammoth meat was served at an Explorers Club dinner in New York.
New mammoth find could aid cloning efforts
Oct 9, 2015Scientists have unearthed a well-preserved mammoth specimen on the Lyakhovsky Islands in Eastern Russia.
Mammoth remains found in a Michigan field
VIDEO Oct 4, 2015The impressive woolly mammoth bones were discovered quite unexpectedly by two local farmers.
Russia sets up mammoth cloning laboratory
Sep 2, 2015Scientists in Siberia have set up a lab dedicated to the goal of cloning a mammoth from ancient DNA.
Woolly mammoth cloning project has begun
Mar 17, 2015Scientists have extracted the DNA of a well-preserved mammoth in a first step towards creating a clone.
Should we attempt to clone a mammoth ?
Nov 16, 2014Scientists have been seeking viable DNA samples from a well-preserved mammoth found in Siberia.
Dogs helped drive mammoths to extinction
Jun 2, 2014Early humans may have relied on domesticated dogs to help them hunt down and kill woolly mammoths.
Scientists: mammoth cloning 'now possible'
Mar 15, 2014Experts believe that they have enough samples from preserved mammoth remains to clone a live specimen.
Giant prehistoric mammals feasted on flowers
Feb 10, 2014High-protein wildflowers may have played an integral part in the diets of large herbivorous mammals.
Woolly mammoth to go on display in Taiwan
Nov 8, 2013The preserved remains of a 39,000-year-old mammoth will be put on show as part of an ice age exhibition.
Did climate change wipe out the mammoths ?
Sep 11, 2013New evidence suggests that climate change, not human hunting, was responsible for wiping out mammoths.
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