Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from an unusual place: the stomach ...

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Researchers were able to sequence the full genome from the 14,000-year-old chunk of preserved woolly rhinoceros meat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A species of threatened fish has managed to survive massive habitat loss, according to RNZ. Auckland ...

Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Each year, animals and plants are being lost to extinction. In fact, more than 160 species disappeared in the past decade ...

Dire wolves were massive and highly intelligent animals nearly the size of a small horse, capable of ripping a man’s arm off as easily as a dog kills a rat. They lived in cold regions in a place ...

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