Urgent probe into mystery mass elephant deaths
The New Daily,
The Kenya Wildlife Service has launched an urgent investigation into the mysterious deaths of 14 elephants near the country’s…
Oldest microbial DNA ever seen was found in a 1-million-year-old mammoth
Earth,
A single molar from a steppe mammoth that died about 1.1 million years ago in northeastern Siberia has preserved tiny fragments…
Scientists Investigate the Bacteria That Colonized Extinct Mammoths—and Uncover the Oldest Known Microbial DNA From a Host
Smithsonian Magazine,
Some of the microbes might have been benign or helpful, while others could have caused deadly diseases Just like humans…
Million year-old mammoth microbes reveal new clues about disease
Earth,
A new study reports microbial DNA preserved inside woolly and steppe mammoth remains that are older than one million years.