- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 22nd, 2014
Mammoths and Mastodons Were the “Hipsters of the Ice Age,” Researchers Say
Study details the life of these creatures that walked the Earth thousands of years ago
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2014
Domestic Dogs Helped Humans Hunt Mammoths, Evidence Suggests
Researcher believes domestic dogs explain the success of early modern humans
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2014
Genetic Deformities May Have Doomed Mammoths
Inbreeding was probably a significant factor in their decline
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2013
Climate Change Was the Main Reason Woolly Mammoths Became Extinct
Environmental changes caused a drastic decline in their population, researchers say
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 22nd, 2013
Giant Meteor Likely Responsible for the Mammoths' Going Extinct
Researchers believe the mammoths failed to adapt to the rapid climate change
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 15th, 2012
11,000-Year-Old Mammoth Tooth Found in San Francisco
The important finding was made by workers at a construction site
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Living Mammoth Cells Found in Russia
The sample materials were collected from deep underground
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 7th, 2010
Iberian Peninsula Housed Prehistoric Mammals 150 Millennia Ago
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2010
Mammoths' Hemoglobin Engineered in the Lab
Inside Escherichia coli bacterial cultures
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 16th, 2009
Mammoths May Have Survived for Longer than Thought
They might have lived 7,600 years ago
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 20th, 2009
Mammoth Extinction Triggered Plant 'Upheaval'
The landscape changed dramatically
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 11th, 2009
Mammoths Traveled Below 40°N Latitude As Well
They were a long way from home, experts say
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 18th, 2009
Mammoths Lived in Britain Until 14,000 Years Ago
They outlasted most of their brethren
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 19th, 2009
Cloned Wolves Will Mate to Test Reproductive Ability
The experiment is unprecedented
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 18th, 2009
Ice Age Fossils Unearthed in Los Angeles
A huge cache of remains will keep scientists busy