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  Siberia permafrost yields well-preserved ice age woolly rhino

  

  theguardian.com

  Calf carcass from thawing ground in north-east region of Yakutia found with many internal organs intactA well-preserved ice age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from the permafrost in Russia’s extreme northern region.Russian media reported on Wednesday that the carcass was revealed by thawing permafrost in Yakutia in August. Scientists are waiting for ice roads in the Arctic region to become passable to deliver the animal to a laboratory for studies in January. Continue reading...

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  Million-year-old mammoth genomes set record for ancient DNA

  

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  DNA from teeth found in Siberia permafrost the oldest yet sequenced, pushing science into ‘deep time’...

  DNA from teeth found in Siberia permafrost the oldest yet sequenced, pushing science into ‘deep time’ Teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost for more than a million years have led to the world’s oldest known DNA being sequenced, according to a study that shines a genetic searchlight on the deep past.Researchers said the three teeth specimens, one roughly 800,000 years old and...

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  Beautifully preserved cave bears emerge from Siberian permafrost

  

  arstechnica.com

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  Remains of ice age cave bear found preserved in Russian Arctic

  

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  Scientists estimate carcass is up to 39,500 years old and hail find as ‘groundbreaking’ Reindeer herders...

  Scientists estimate carcass is up to 39,500 years old and hail find as ‘groundbreaking’ Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an ice age cave bear, researchers announced on Monday.The bear, revealed by the melting permafrost, was discovered on the Lyakhovsky Islands with its teeth and even its nose intact. Previously, scientists only had been able to...

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