New fossil and genetic evidence shows that woolly and Columbian mammoths were not just distant cousins roaming separate parts of Ice Age North America — they were interbreeding for tens of thousands ...

Researchers analyzed ancient RNA from the extinct creatures. Could this be a “steppingstone” in the quest to bring them back?

Researchers from Stockholm University have—for the first time ever—managed to successfully isolate and sequence RNA molecules from Ice Age woolly mammoths. These RNA sequences are the oldest ever ...