A hyper-realistic picture of life during that Pleistocene era emerges with Apple TV’s five-part, computer-driven “Prehistoric ...

A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died. A McGill-led study has reclassified the 1878 ...

A young woolly mammoth now known as Yuka was frozen in the Siberian permafrost for about 40,000 years before it was discovered by local tusk hunters in 2010. The hunters soon handed it over to ...

The annual Mammoth Hike Challenged, hosted each year since 2020, encourages hikers to explore the Ice Age Trail and visit Trail Communities. More than 8,000 people registered to complete the hike ...

Who were the true champions of the Pleistocene arena? This episode breaks down the top Ice Age predators and survivors, ranking each species for attack power, endurance, and adaptability, from the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the final moments of Yuka the woolly mammoth’s life, he may have been trying to outsprint a cave lion. Yuka’s hind legs bear scratches — and in his muscle tissue, scientists have detected molecular ...

The world's oldest RNA – an essential nucleic acid present in all living cells – has been extracted from the extinct woolly mammoth, a new study reveals. Researchers in Sweden and Denmark have for the ...

Maps are undoubtedly one of the most astonishing of humanity’s inventions a reflection of how early people conceived of their surroundings and the world outside. Long before modern maps were made, ...