After an intense study of the mammoth's genetic code, scientists have engineered 'woolly' mice with altered fur thickness, color, and texture to recreate the extinct elephant's adaptations to the cold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of three mammoths striding across a snow-covered landscape. Scientists have made a stem cell breakthrough in ...

After successfully resurrecting dire wolves, scientists are optimistic about the potential return of the extinct woolly mammoth. These prehistoric creatures, which National Geographic states roamed ...

The concept of bringing extinct creatures back to life, once imagined in the fictional universe of "Jurassic Park," where scientists revived dinosaurs, is edging closer to reality. Unlike the movie, ...

As unbelievable as it may seem, woolly mammoths are potentially returning to our planet. According to an article from The Times and multiple other sources, a startup company founded in 2021 is ...

A new study opens the door to a whole new world of ancient genome research. New research shows that woolly mammoths roamed farther east than scientists previously thought. The delicate biological ...

A 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth was impeccably freeze-dried by nature, its swatches of fur remaining intact – remarkably enough – and allowing a global team of scientists to reconstruct the ...

Scientists have genetically engineered mice with some key characteristics of an extinct animal that was far larger — the woolly mammoth. This "woolly mouse" marks an important step toward achieving ...

Two fossil bones long tagged as woolly mammoth have now been confirmed as whales after tests overturned their museum label.

Lately, Audrey Rowe has been a bit preoccupied with a girl named Elma. Rowe is a paleoecologist and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. And Elma is a woolly mammoth she's studying.