At the time of this report, a Harvard research team proposed creating a mammoth–elephant hybrid embryo within approximately two years. Through genetic engineering, the project aimed to restore traits of woolly mammoths, which became extinct around 4,000 years ago. Speaking before the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Professor George Church […]
The year 2016 yielded numerous significant palaeontological discoveries relating to dinosaurs, from newly described species to fossilised brain tissue and a dinosaur tail exceptionally well preserved in amber. These findings offered new insights for those interested in prehistoric life […]
Life on Earth has changed considerably through geological time. Compared with the many millions of years of Earth’s history and the succession of species that have inhabited it, human society is relatively recent. Palaeontology is the science that studies past life. […]
