In just the last several months, de-extinction — bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them — has moved closer from science fiction to science fact.

In early modern Europe, mammoth fossils were famously interpreted as the bones of unicorns and giants before being recognized ...

Why are we so obsessed with bringing back the wooly mammoth? by Rebecca Woods, The Conversation. ... while early excavations of American mastodons were major events in the early 1800s.

Researchers have discovered the oldest-known wooly mammoth fossil in North America and uncovered its genetic secrets, according to a new study. The 216,000-year-old tooth, found along the Old Crow ...

The discovery of a nearly complete mammoth skeleton last week in Michigan raises the question of not only this animal's fate, but also what happened to the rest of the woolly mammoths. Did humans ...

A 216,000-year-old tooth found along the Old Crow River in the Yukon territory in Canada has confirmed that woolly mammoths arrived in North America at least 100,000 years earlier than previously ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest-known wooly mammoth fossil in North America and uncovered its genetic secrets, according to a new study. The 216,000-year-old tooth, found along the Old Crow ...

Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths. Turns out, it's really cute. "They are much cuter than we thought they would be," Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal, told USA ...

In the first, scientists spliced part of the woolly mammoth’s genome into mice to create ... while early excavations of American mastodons were major events in the early 1800s.