BBC7 年
Woolly mammoth skeleton sold for 548,000 euros in France
An ancient skeleton of a woolly mammoth has sold for €548,000 (£483,000; $640,000) at auction in the French city of Lyon. The skeleton, which exceeded its estimated value, is thought to be the ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4 个月
Woolly mammoth could come into existence for real, elephant’s gene to be modified
Recently, the first-ever 3D structure of the DNA of a 52,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth has been sequenced, significantly ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty4 年
The Mammoth Pirates
With the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, “ethical ivory” from the extinct woolly mammoth is now feeding an insatiable market in China. This rush on mammoth ivory is luring a fresh ...