Mammoth DNA Is Showing How These Ice Age Giants Evolved Over Past 1 Million Years

Mammoth DNA Is Showing How These Ice Age Giants Evolved Over Past 1 Million Years

Mammoths from a few thousand years ago were very different beasts to those over 1 million years ago.

New research shows how these ancient animals emerged, migrated, and adapted to climate change.

“I’m Very Excited That Now We Have Genetic Data”: Scientists Made A Discovery In Frozen Mammoth DNA

A genomic study has revealed previously unknown genetic diversity among ancient mammoth lineages. By analyzing DNA samples up to 1.3 million years old, researchers have shed new light on how ancient demographic shifts influenced the genetic landscape of these iconic Ice Age giants. A Million Years of Mammoth Evolution Uncovered Scientists extracted and sequenced 34 new mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from mammoth specimens, including 11 from…