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Published Fossil dental exams reveal how tusks first evolved and why they are unique only to mammals - Fossil Dental Exams Reveal How Tusks First Evolved and Why They Are Unique Only to Mammals


Researchers trace the first tusks back to ancient mammal relatives that lived before the dinosaurs a ...
Published New tusk-analysis techniques reveal surging testosterone in male woolly mammoths - New Tusk-Analysis Techniques Reveal Surging Testosterone in Male Woolly Mammoths



Traces of sex hormones extracted from a woolly mammoth's tusk provide the first direct evidence that ...
Published Hippos' prominent tusks and wide gaping mouths prevent efficient, grinding chewing



Hippos' huge tusks and wide gape restrict grinding jaw movements, making their chewing inefficient, ...
Published CT scanner captures entire woolly mammoth tusk - CT Scanner Captures Entire Woolly Mammoth Tusk


Researchers successfully captured CT images of an entire woolly mammoth tusk. Researchers were able ...
Published These giant, prehistoric salmon had tusk-like teeth



Oncorhynchus rastrosus, a giant species of salmon that lived in the North American Pacific Northwest...
Published Laser technology offers breakthrough in detecting illegal ivory



A new way of quickly distinguishing between illegal elephant ivory and legal mammoth tusk ivory coul ...
Published Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth - Humans Hastened the Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth


New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasi...
Published As sea ice retreats, narwhals are changing their migration patterns - As Sea Ice Retreats, Narwhals Are Changing Their Migration Patterns


Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates...
Published Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network - Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network


Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists has uncovered new answers to decades-old q...
Published Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did - Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did


Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. For five million years, wo...
Published Nearly a hundred genes have been lost during the woolly mammoth's evolution - Nearly a Hundred Genes Lost During the Woolly Mammoth's Evolution


A new study shows that 87 genes have been affected by deletions or short insertions during the cours...
Published Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes - Woolly Mammoths: Evolution of Smaller Ears and Woolier Coats



A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out...
Published Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna - Lost Giants: The Abundance Decline of African Megafauna



A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mamm...
Published Beyond humans -- mammal combat in extreme environs - Beyond Humans -- Mammal Combat in Extreme Environs


A new study indicates previously unknown high altitude contests between two of America's most sensat...
Published Can elephants save the planet? - Can Elephants Save the Planet?


Researchers report that elephants play a key role in creating forests which store more atmospheric c...
Published Ice Age survivors - Ice Age Survivors: How Did They Adapt and Thrive?


Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 3...
Published Mammoth problem with extinction timeline - Mammoth Problem with Extinction Timeline



Paleontologists say environmental DNA is not always helpful in identifying when animals like mammoth...
Published Elephant ecosystems in decline - Elephant Ecosystems in Decline: Understanding the Causes and Consequences



Global space for Asian elephant habitats has been in rapid decline since the 1700s, a new report rev...