Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments. Mammoths, with their thick fur and curved tusks, thrived in Ice Age ...

Generative models help reconstruct extinct DNA sequences by comparing them to those of modern relatives. Computer vision tools analyze museum specimens to infer muscle structure and skin patterns.

Generative models help reconstruct extinct DNA sequences by comparing them to those of modern relatives. Computer vision tools analyze museum specimens to infer muscle structure and skin patterns.

Researchers then unravelled this genetic data to compare the pre-historic genome to its relative's. The living wolves' DNA was modified to match the extinct species as closely as possible ...

Elephants are some of the most iconic animals today, but their ancient relatives looked drastically different. From towering, tusked giants to bizarre, shovel-jawed species, prehistoric elephants ...

Since then, the company has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically “engineer them into living animals,” said CEO Ben Lamm.

Researchers identified it as belonging to the extinct elephant Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus, fossils of which have only been found on one other occasion, in 1955. This earliest fossil was of a ...

Using the DNA from the bones, her research group is working to match up the mammoth DNA with the species closest living relative. In this case, it's the Asian elephant.

As weird and terrifying as it must have looked, this extinct animal most likely lived near rivers in forested areas and ate aquatic vegetation. Its closest living relative is the rare pacarana rodent ...

The extinct elephant relatives, which reached up to 13 feet in height and weighed around 10 tons, once roamed across what is present-day Texas thousands of years ago.