Baby mammoth find promises breakthrough
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The discovery of a baby mammoth  preserved in the Russian permafrost gives researchers their  best chance yet to build a genetic map of a species extinct  since the Ice Age, a Russian scientist said on Wednesday.
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A fabled fossil goes on view for the first time in decades  -  and ignites a controversy
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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Discovery Kids pins some hopes on a chip off the crocodile hunter.
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What could be the oldest known remains of a polar bear are uncovered on the Svalbard archipelago.
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Good news for dinosaur fans: There are probably a lot more of them waiting to be discovered. At least, their fossils are.
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A 27-million-year-old  fossil could be the &ldquo;missing link&rdquo; between modern elephants and their ancestors,  scientists have concluded.
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There are intriguing new clues in the mystery of how the woolly mammoth met its demise in North America more than 10,000 years ago.
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world's most beloved but endangered animals, China's giant panda.
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The mystery of whether dinosaurs were indifferent parents or cared for their young may have been solved by a discovery in China. More than 100 million years ago an adult dinosaur was buried
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Paleontologists have discovered the skull of the giant panda&#39;s earliest known ancestor, a &quot;pygmy-sized&quot; bear that lived in south China about two million years ago, according to a study released Monday.
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Mammoth and bison from the last ice age were blasted with material from space, new evidence suggests.
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The discovery of remains belonging to a tiny species of ancient human has been hailed as one of the most sensational finds of its type in decades.
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Ancient bison DNA may help explain a longstanding mystery of North American wildlife: why mammoths, North American lions, short-faced bears and many other large mammals disappeared about 10,000 years ago.
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Anthropologists are not often giddy with excitement, but the unearthing of the skeleton of a meter-tall female who hunted pygmy elephants and giant rats 18,000 years ago has them whooping with delight the finding of another piece of the puzzle of the
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NEW YORK - A new fossil discovery from China sh
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Scientists drilling ice cores in Greenland have recovered what appear to be plant remains from nearly 3km (two miles) below the surface.