What is a Woolly Mammoth? The woolly mammoth was a very large elephant-like mammal that inhabited the Earth during the Ice Age and is now extinct. It survived in extremely cold conditions and was ...

Woolly mammoths - which have been extinct for thousands of years - could soon be brought back to life, with scientists setting their sights on 'de-extincting' the ancient elephant species ...

If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the ...

Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

Woolly mammoths have become the poster child for de-extinction. The giant land mammals have long held our intrigue and ...

But as the extinction of once numerous species like the passenger pigeon, the American bison and African elephant began to loom over the late 19th century, woolly mammoths took on new meanings in ...

By Stephen Beech A new tool to detect elephant tusks disguised as legal mammoth ivory has been deployed in the battle against poaching.

Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban—by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...

To save elephant populations from extinction, the international community banned the sale of their ivory—but selling mammoth ivory remains legal, and the two are difficult to tell apart ...

New research challenges previous theories suggesting the two young canines were domesticated dogs and reveals their surprising last meal.