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Ancient DNA of horse ancestors extracted from an open-air excavation site, the oldest to survive

A research team reconstructed the genome of an extinct horse species through an open-air extraction at the archaeological ...

300,000-year-old genomes: History of the Schöningen horses deciphered

For the first time, a research team from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of ...
La Brújula Verde

Analysis of animal remains hunted with the Schöningen spears recovers the oldest genome that redefines the origins of the modern horse

The evolutionary history of the equid family, a fundamental pillar in the study of mammal paleontology that for decades has ...

Rare creatures return to prehistoric home for first time in 10,000 years: 'They are special'

A major motivation for the effort is combating wildfires. As the Przewalski's horses hadn't been seen in Iberia in 10,000 years, and domestic cattle operations have closed, few grazing animals have ...

Against All Odds, 200,000-Year-Old DNA Survived in the Open Air

The DNA belonged to an extinct horse genus and is the oldest genome ever collected from an open-air site. Here’s what you’ll ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Experts thrilled as species thought to be extinct makes quiet comeback: 'Unique'

A recent survey in Sri Lanka has given conservationists something to celebrate: The country's most threatened deer species is ...

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study.
The New York Times

How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West? The Great Read The entire world’s ...