It was thought this explained why they showed so little decay. Scientists can work out a woolly mammoth's age from the rings of its tusk in a similar way to judging a tree’s age from its rings.

After bringing dire wolves back from extinction, scientists are confident we could soon see the return of the long-dead woolly mammoth. Woolly mammoths roamed Europe, Asia, and North America from ...

Once a species winks out, it survives only in memory and the fossil record. When it comes to the woolly mammoth, however, that rule has now been bent. It’s been 4,000 years since the eight-ton ...