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13,000-Year-Old Cosmic Airburst Triggered ‘Impact Winter’ and Mass Extinction, Research Suggests
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
New research points to fragments of a comet exploding over North America approximately 13,000 years ago, sparking firestorms and rapid cooling that could have contributed to the extinction of mammoths. Scientists report finding telltale “shocked” quartz grains at classic Clovis sites dating to the Younger Dryas boundary, evidence of intense he...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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www.ndtv.com
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Did Pollen Allergies Cause Woolly Mammoths' Extinction? New Study Proposes a Surprising Theory
- Friday September 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study proposes a surprising theory that pollen allergies may have contributed to the extinction of woolly mammoths. The researchers argue that an increase in pollen during the post-Ice Age period could have affected the animals' ability to communicate and reproduce. This inability to breed, combined with environmental changes and human activi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
- Sunday September 1, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
- Wednesday August 28, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Woolly Mammoth DNA, Frozen 52,000 Years, Ago May Be Used To Revive Species
- Friday July 12, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Rare Catch: Fisherman Reels In 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
- Friday March 11, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
Captain Tim Rider was fishing for scallops when he reeled in something much rarer and more valuable - a 12,000-year-old woolly mammoth tooth.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
- Tuesday September 14, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Farmer Digs Up Woolly Mammoth Bones in Michigan Soy Field
- Saturday October 3, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
According to paleontologists from the University of Michigan, one local farmer may have made an epic fossil find.
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www.ndtv.com
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13,000-Year-Old Cosmic Airburst Triggered ‘Impact Winter’ and Mass Extinction, Research Suggests
- Sunday January 4, 2026
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
New research points to fragments of a comet exploding over North America approximately 13,000 years ago, sparking firestorms and rapid cooling that could have contributed to the extinction of mammoths. Scientists report finding telltale “shocked” quartz grains at classic Clovis sites dating to the Younger Dryas boundary, evidence of intense he...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Dire Wolves Are Back. Now Elon Musk Wants This Extinct Animal As Pet
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Elon Musk wants a woolly mammoth - miniature, of course - as a pet. The world's richest man remarked after a biotech company claimed it successfully brought back the extinct dire wolf in what it described as the "world's first de-extinction."
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www.ndtv.com
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Did Pollen Allergies Cause Woolly Mammoths' Extinction? New Study Proposes a Surprising Theory
- Friday September 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
A new study proposes a surprising theory that pollen allergies may have contributed to the extinction of woolly mammoths. The researchers argue that an increase in pollen during the post-Ice Age period could have affected the animals' ability to communicate and reproduce. This inability to breed, combined with environmental changes and human activi...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Woolly Mammoth Comeback? Science Might Revive Extinct Species by 2028
- Sunday September 1, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
The ambitious field of de-extinction is inching closer to reality with companies like Colossal Biosciences leading the charge. The company aims to revive extinct species such as the woolly mammoth by 2028. Their method involves transferring mammoth genes, which encode traits like shaggy fur and curved tusks, into the DNA of Asian elephants. Despite...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Last Woolly Mammoths Extinction Mystery: New Genetic Insights Revealed
- Wednesday August 28, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Four thousand years ago, the last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, situated off the coast of present-day Siberia. Traditionally, it was believed that their remote location led to inbreeding, which was thought to be the primary cause of their extinction. However, recent research challenges this notion. A study reveals new insights into the m...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Woolly Mammoth DNA, Frozen 52,000 Years, Ago May Be Used To Revive Species
- Friday July 12, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Rare Catch: Fisherman Reels In 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
- Friday March 11, 2022
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
Captain Tim Rider was fishing for scallops when he reeled in something much rarer and more valuable - a 12,000-year-old woolly mammoth tooth.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bioscience Firm Colossal Says It Will Bring Back Woolly Mammoths, Other Species From Extinction Using CRISPR
- Tuesday September 14, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
A new bioscience company called Colossal is planning to bring back species, such as the woolly mammoth, back from extinction using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
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www.gadgets360.com
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Farmer Digs Up Woolly Mammoth Bones in Michigan Soy Field
- Saturday October 3, 2015
- World News | Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post
According to paleontologists from the University of Michigan, one local farmer may have made an epic fossil find.
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www.ndtv.com