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发表于 2017-11-04 mammoth remains male

In a sample of 98 woolly mammoth remains, researchers found that 70 percent were male—which suggests males were more likely to die accidentally. Christopher Int…

Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth Microbiomes

发表于 2025-09-09 nasal marsquakes microbiomes

This week’s roundup dives into Mars’s lumpy mantle, a nasal spray that may help prevent COVID and the growing confusion around vaccine access in the U.S. Plus, …

Mammoth Find Moves Humans in Arctic Back 10,000 Years

发表于 2016-01-15 mammoth ad arctic

The remains of a clearly butchered woolly mammoth in Siberia date to 45,000 years ago, 10 millennia earlier than when humans were thought to have crossed north …

Menu Featured Mammoth but Diners Were Mocked

发表于 2016-07-13 1951 mammoth diners

A genetic analysis of leftovers from an exotic dinner in 1951 reveals that the diners got less than they were promised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

Last Woollies Had Mammoth Mutations

发表于 2017-03-03 coats woollies mutations

The final holdout woolly mammoths had large numbers of harmful mutations—which would have given them satiny coats and a weakened sense of smell. Christopher Int…