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Scientists have unveiled the oldest woolly mammoth specimen ever discovered in North America as part of a major DNA study spanning a million years of mammoth evolution.

We shouldn't be celebrating "de-extinction." We should be focused on the species that are currently in danger.

Don't buy the hype about Colossal Biosciences's fluffy white wolves.

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

The woolly mammoth: an iconic extinct species that once roamed the vast arctic tundra during the last ice age. These colossal creatures disappeared thousands of years ago, but now, scientists are working to bring them back.

The latest feature should be visible from one of the park's roads once they re-open.

Researchers have excavated a rare mammoth tusk discovered by a hunter on a West Texas ranch.

Elephants have good memories, but what about you? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about elephants.

Learn how one company's effort to bring back the Ice Age creature from extinction takes a key first step.

Scientists warn big obstacles including ethical questions remain in efforts to restore extinct species

Scientists with the company Colossal have created genetically engineered "woolly mice" with thick, golden-brown hair and fat deposits similar to those of cold-adapted woolly mammoths.

Ancient footprints and drag marks at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest the earliest known Americans dragged wooden travois-like vehicles.

Learn about the tracks and footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, possibly representing the earliest evidence of human-made transportation technology.

Sometimes last month feels like a long time ago, but considering our planet, the long perspective can really help.

Biotech startup Colossal is reviving extinct species like the woolly mammoth, backed by $200M in funding and big-name investors like Paris Hilton.

MOSCOW — The remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia have been unveiled to the public. Nicknamed Yana, the female mammoth weighs over 220 pounds and is 47 inches tall and 79 inches long. Scientists believe that Yana was only 1 year old when

Learn why combining biomarker analysis in human bones with hunting and butchering tools found at ancient campsites revealed Clovis people favored mammoth meat.

Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators.

The new finds confirm the existence of a feature seen in cave art.

Historical and ethnographic sources depict use of portable braced shaft weapons, or pikes, in megafauna hunting and defense during Late Holocene millennia in North and South America, Africa, Eurasia and Southeast Asia.