The way in which humans hunted big animals in the Ice Age has always been a topic of debate and interest. It was believed till now that carefully sharpened spears were thrown at animals by humans to hunt them down and feast on them.

Humans planted pikes and did not throw spears to kill mammoths in Ice Age: Study

Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction company, has announced a significant stem cell breakthrough in elephants, potentially bringing researchers one step closer to reviving long-extinct woolly mammoths.

Resurrecting the woolly mammoth: Scientists report major stem cell breakthrough in elephants

In what can be called a treasure trove for archaeologists and palaeontologists, fossils of five ice age mammoths have been unearthed in Cotswolds, the UK in an extraordinary state of preservation.

Goldmine for archaeologists? Remains of five ice age mammoths found in UK

Woolly mammoths are just like an enigma. The huge beasts roamed the Arctic 10 thousand years ago and even co-existed with early humans. Today, the elephants do not have fur Woolly mammoths had to survive the cold of the ice ages.

Jurassic Park revisited? Effort to revive woolly mammoths gets huge boost

A study published on Wednesday claims that teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost have revealed the world's oldest DNA ever sequenced. Watch | Researchers said the three specimens, one about 800,000 years old and the other two more than a million year old, sheds light on the giant Ice Age mammals, reports news agency AFP.

Million-year-old mammoths teeth reveal world's oldest DNA ever sequenced

For almost two decades scientists have teamed up with divers for a bone hunt on the outskirts of the town of Kurgan, Russia. The search takes place three metres under water as the air temperatures drop to minus 20-25 degrees Celsius. The area used to be covered by the West Siberian Glacial Lake formed approximately 80,000 years ago. It explains why teeth and bones of ancient fish are among divers' usual findings. Divers also discover bones and skulls of ancients bulls, horses and lions as well as tools which were likely used by early humans.

Hunt for ancient bones in frozen river; Russian divers search at minus 20-25 degrees Celsius

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