In 2010 Yukaghir hunters found the nearly intact carcass of a young woolly mammoth frozen in the northern Siberian permafrost. With its reddish-brown fur still clinging to its skin, the dog-sized calf ...
In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully extracted the world’s oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth, providing an unparalleled glimpse into the biology and ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A 40,000-year-old juvenile woolly mammoth named Yuka is not only ...
It was 2012 when Love Dalén, a paleogeneticist at Stockholm University, first laid eyes upon a special specimen on a lab table in eastern Siberia. "Our Russian collaborators said, 'Come here into this ...
In 2010, tusk hunters scouring a riverbank near Siberia’s Arctic coast discovered the mummy of a juvenile mammoth. The animal, nicknamed “Yuka” after the nearby village of Yukagir, had been frozen for ...