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Newser
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T. Rex Took 4 Decades to Reach Full Giant Size

T. Rex Took 4 Decades to Reach Full Giant Size3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (414+ words) Tyrannosaurus rex, it turns out, may have taken its time becoming king. A new analysis of 17 tyrannosaur fossils suggests the giant predator lived longer than thought and never... T. Rex Took 4 Decades to Reach Full Giant Size Tyrannosaurus rex, it turns…...

Discover Magazine
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A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees

A 2-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Shows Early Humans Were Still Built for the Trees5+ hour, 1+ min ago   (481+ words) Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human evolution. A remarkably complete fossil from northern Kenya is giving scientists their clearest picture yet of what one of…...

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Eleven-year-old from Wyoming digs up ancient turtle fossil

Eleven-year-old from Wyoming digs up ancient turtle fossil6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (55+ words) Eleven-year-old from Wyoming digs up ancient turtle fossil'newscentermaine.com Eleven-year-old from Wyoming digs up ancient turtle fossil To stream NCM on your phone, you need the NCM app. Download the NCM app Next up in 5 Example video title will go…...

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14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhinoceros Genome Shows No Evidence of Recent Inbreeding | Sci.News

14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhinoceros Genome Shows No Evidence of Recent Inbreeding | Sci.News7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (545+ words) This image depicts a Pleistocene landscape in northern Spain with woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius), equids, a woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), and European cave lions (Panthera leo spelaea) with a reindeer carcass. Image credit: Mauricio Ant'n. The woolly rhinoceros is a…...

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Cardiff University scientists study woolly rhino DNA found inside Ice Age wolf

Cardiff University scientists study woolly rhino DNA found inside Ice Age wolf10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (486+ words) Scientists have made a world-first discovery after extracting woolly rhinoceros DNA from the stomach of a wolf dating back to the Ice Age. The 14,400-year-old find offers rare insight into the final days of woolly rhinos, finding that they likely…...

the Guardian
theguardian.com > science > 01/14/2026 > wolf-cub-preserved-permafrost-woolly-rhino

Wolf’s dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino

Wolf’s dinner preserved in Siberia for 14,400 years sheds light on woolly rhino10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (446+ words) Decoded genome of meat in pup's stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species Researchers have shed light on the final centuries of the woolly rhinoceros after studying a hairy lump of meat from the stomach of…...

Discover Magazine
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Ancient Wolf Stomach Reveals Remnants of 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome

Ancient Wolf Stomach Reveals Remnants of 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (611+ words) Learn about the woolly rhino genome that was recovered from a wolf's stomach, providing insight on the extinct species' genetic health. Although the woolly rhinoceros died out alongside other iconic Ice Age megafauna, a trace of this extinct species has…...

Science
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Researchers recover a woolly rhino genome from inside a frozen wolf's stomach 

Researchers recover a woolly rhino genome from inside a frozen wolf's stomach 10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (557+ words) The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal's complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ancient animal. In 2011, mammoth ivory hunters in northeastern Siberia discovered a mummified wolf puppy that had lain frozen for 14,400 years....

Yahoo News
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Researchers recover a woolly rhino genome from inside a frozen wolf's stomach

10+ hour, 46+ min ago   (532+ words) In 2011, mammoth ivory hunters in northeastern Siberia discovered a mummified wolf puppy that had lain frozen for 14,400 years. An autopsy of the permafrost-preserved pup revealed another surprise: its gut contained chunks of grayish meat covered with strands of golden hair....

Norman Transcript
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Sam Noble Museum showcases the Dodo Bird and Archaeopteryx in Latest Exhibitions

Sam Noble Museum showcases the Dodo Bird and Archaeopteryx in Latest Exhibitions11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (245+ words) Sam Noble Museum showcases the Dodo Bird and Archaeopteryx in Latest Exhibitions'Norman Transcript An articulated skeletal recreation of the dodo bird, standing roughly two feet tall, greets visitors to the exhibit. The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History invites…...