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Maryland Names Extinct Megalodon as Official State Shark

The designation spotlights Calvert Cliffs fossils central to Maryland's natural history.

Scientists Recover 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA, Offering a Glimpse of Genes at Work

Oldest RNA Ever Sequenced Recovered From 40,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth

Oldest RNA Ever Sequenced Recovered From 40,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth

Neanderthals Crafted Crayon-Like Ochre Tools in Crimea and Ukraine, Study Finds

Hornless ‘Arctic Rhino’ Identified in Canada’s High Arctic Challenges Long-Held Dispersal Timeline

Reanalysis Overturns ‘Smoking Gun’ for Human Megafauna Hunting in Australia

Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Found in Million-Year-Old Mammoth Remains

Giant Kangaroos' Small Home Ranges and Limited Mobility Linked to Extinction

Colossal Biosciences Reveals Gene-Edited Wolf Cubs as 'Functional Dire Wolves'

Colossal Biosciences Unveils Genetically Engineered Wolf Pups with Shadow Wolf Traits

New Research Reveals Megalodon Was Sleek and Could Reach 80 Feet

62-Million-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Close Evolutionary Link to Humans

Ancient Saber-Toothed Kitten Mummy Offers New Insights

South African Rock Art May Depict 260-Million-Year-Old Dicynodont

Extinct 'Giant Wallaby' Kangaroo Primarily Used Four Legs, New Study Finds

New Fossil Discovery Reveals True Appearance of Prehistoric 'Giga-Goose'

New Species of Giant Fossil Kangaroos Discovered in Australia and New Guinea

350-Million-Year-Old Tree Fossil Unveils Early Forest Complexity