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Analysis of the entire genome of a 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros ( Coelodonta antiquitatis ), recovered from the stomach ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Tom ...

I n August 1939, just a few weeks before the outbreak of the Second World War, a scattering of ivory mammoth fragments was ...

Brazil has the “world’s richest genetic diversity”, and some of its residents may reap the longevity benefits.

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Following the eruption, one team had an idea to help recover from the devastation: send gophers on a day trip.