Loss of genes has implications in resurrecting mammoths
A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the course of the mammoth’s evolution.
Ice Age wolf DNA reveals dogs trace ancestry to two separate wolf populations
An international group of geneticists and archaeologists have found that the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves.
Frog mystery uncovered near Iron Age roundhouse
Archaeologists from MOLA Headland Infrastructure have discovered more than 8,000 amphibian bones near an Iron Age roundhouse at Bar Hill in Cambridgeshire, England.
Researchers discover world’s largest plant measuring 180 km’s in length
Biologists from the University of Western Australia and Flinders University have identified the worlds largest known plant, an ancient seagrass thought to be 4,500 years old.
Researchers reveal landscape of prehistoric forest
Scientists from the Pennsylvania State University have identified that the dipterocarps tree-group has dominated the forests on the island of Borneo for at least four million years.
New study reveals landscape 4,000 years before Stonehenge construction
A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed the landscape around Stonehenge, 4,000 years before the monument’s construction.
