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This Saber-Toothed Kitten Mummy Is So Stinking Cute That I'm Gonna Cry! | Defector

A recent discovery of a saber-toothed cat cub provides unprecedented insight into Ice Age predators.

Rare woolly rhino mummies emerge from the permafrost

Gennady Boeskorov's research on woolly rhinoceroses provides unparalleled insights into their adaptation and biology during the Pleistocene era.

This Saber-Toothed Kitten Mummy Is So Stinking Cute That I'm Gonna Cry! | Defector

A recent discovery of a saber-toothed cat cub provides unprecedented insight into Ice Age predators.

Rare woolly rhino mummies emerge from the permafrost

Gennady Boeskorov's research on woolly rhinoceroses provides unparalleled insights into their adaptation and biology during the Pleistocene era.
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Bjork to Launch Environmental Sound Installation at Paris' Pompidou Centre

Björk and Aleph collaborate on an AI sound piece recreating extinct animal calls, highlighting biodiversity and engaging visitors at the Pompidou Centre.

Scientists now know what the head of the biggest bug to ever crawl the Earth looked like

Scientists have reconstructed the head of the extinct giant bug Arthropleura using juvenile fossils, revealing its unique anatomical features.

Millions of ancient fossils were discovered underneath a California high school and it's rewriting the state's history. Take a look.

High school construction uncovered millions of ancient fossils, reshaping California's geological history and revealing previously unknown species.
The discovery highlights the need for further exploration of California's geological past.

Scientists take a step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth

Woolly mammoth's stem cell milestone reached by biotech company
Mammoths may walk among humans again through genetic engineering techniques

Were California's grizzlies really ravenous meat eaters? Not so much, new report shows

The extinct grizzly bear in California was actually more of a vegetarian than previously believed.
Historical records and human perception played a role in misrepresenting the grizzly bear as a carnivorous threat.

Meet the Mulleted, Freeze-Dried Woolly Mammoth that Yielded the First Ever Fossilized Chromosomes

Scientists mapped 3D structure of 52,000-year-old mammoth DNA with unprecedented accuracy, revealing ordered genome revealing new possibilities for studying extinct species biology.
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