Pleistocene
Scientists Sequenced Million-Year-Old Mammoth DNA, the Most Ancient Ever
DNA recovered from two mammoths that lived more than a million years ago reveal new insights about the evolution of these extinct animals.
Fossils of a 12-Foot-Tall, 1000-Pound Bird Found in Crimea
Pachystruthio dmanisensis was three times the size of modern ostriches.
This 40,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Was Found in Siberian Permafrost
Permafrost thaw is causing a surge of incredible paleontological discoveries. It’s also one of the most dangerous byproducts of the climate crisis.
Climate Change Killed the ‘Siberian Unicorn,’ Study Says
This Eurasian giant weighed 7,700 pounds and likely had the largest horn of any rhino, extinct or living.
The World’s Biggest Underwater Cave Is Full of Maya Bones and Artifacts
Mexico’s San Actun cave system contains pottery, bones of extinct giant sloths, and a 9,000-year-old human skull.
This Ecologist Finds Clues to Anthropocene Survival in Ice Age Extinctions
Whether she’s reconstructing the Pleistocene world or advocating for a more inclusive science community, Jacquelyn Gill is all about interdisciplinary approaches.
Apparently, New Zealand's Ice Age Was a Great Time For Kiwi
The secrets of New Zealand's ice age have been hiding in kiwi DNA.
Here's What Caused Megafauna Like the Mammoths to Go Extinct
Overhunting by humans has long been blamed for killing off the megafauna, but new research shows it might have been climate change, providing a sober history lesson about the impacts of a warming world.
DNA Analysis Reveals the Role of Climate Change in Mammoth Extinction
Pleistocene megafauna could handle cooling periods, but global warming was another story.
The First Murder
Archeologists uncovered the earliest recorded murder victim in Spain’s "Pit of the Bones."