Jul 06 2011
Earliest Europeans Were Cannibals, Wore Bling
The 32,000-year-old human remains reveal incriminating cut marks on the bones.
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Jun 27 2011
Prehistoric BBQ Leftovers Found
Around 8,000 years ago, prehistoric hunters killed an aurochs and their grilling techniques were frozen in time.
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Jun 22 2011
Earliest American Art: Mammoth on Mammoth
The first known art object from America is a 13,000-year-old carving of a mammoth on mammoth bone.
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Jan 17 2011
Could Cloning Tech Resurrect the Mammoth?
The long-extinct pachyderm could be back to life in five years time.
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Nov 25 2010
Dinosaur Extinction Paved Way for Mammal Giants
With the dinosaurs out of the way, mammals had their run of the planet.
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Jun 21 2010
Oldest Baby Mammoth Headed to Paris
The prehistoric monster will be analyzed, treated for germs and eventually placed on display.
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May 24 2010
Woolly Mammoths, Rhinoceroses Were Toasty
Scientists devise an accurate method of determining the body temperatures for extinct animals, including woolly mammoths and eventually even dinosaurs.
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May 23 2010
As Mammoths Died Out, Earth Chilled
As massive grazing animals were killed off by early human hunters, methane levels dropped, contributing to a chilling planet.
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May 03 2010
Woolly Mammoth Blood Revived Through Bacteria
Bacteria reprogrammed with 43,000-year-old mammoth DNA reveal clues to how the extinct mammals survived extreme cold.
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Mar 31 2010
How Did the Mammoths Go Extinct?
One of the potential culprits has been ruled out, but the debate rages over what killed off the last mammoths.
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