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Scientists Recover 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA, Offering a Glimpse of Genes at Work

Only one of ten mammoth samples yielded analyzable molecules, highlighting exceptional preservation.

Oldest RNA Ever Sequenced Recovered From 40,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth

Neanderthals Crafted Crayon-Like Ochre Tools in Crimea and Ukraine, Study Finds

Hornless ‘Arctic Rhino’ Identified in Canada’s High Arctic Challenges Long-Held Dispersal Timeline

Reanalysis Overturns ‘Smoking Gun’ for Human Megafauna Hunting in Australia

Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Found in Million-Year-Old Mammoth Remains