The contents of an ancient wolf pup's stomach yields surprising clues into the genetic lineage of extinct species.

Scientists have extracted RNA from an ancient woolly mammoth that gives new insight into the extinct beasts—and might one day boost moonshot efforts to resurrect them. The animal’s body was discovered ...

More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

One of Yuka’s legs, illustrating the exceptional preservation of the lower part of the leg after the skin had been removed, which enabled recovery of ancient RNA molecules. Photo credit: Valeri ...