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In the past whalers often scratched designs onto the teeth of Sperm Whales. Modern scrimshanders now use a variety of other materials to continue this tradition.

Annual rings that tell stories are not peculiar to trees. The rings in the tusks of extinct mammoths allow information about their lives as well.

Mammoths, extinct relatives of elephants, fascinate mankind from beyond the grave. They originated in Africa like humans and spread over the Northern Hemisphere.

Thomas Jefferson has long been considered the father of American archaeology, and his legacy to modern archaeologists and naturalists has been significant.

The mammoth is one of the iconic mega beasts that walked the earth. Although several species of mammoth evolved their extinction along with other mega beasts is a mystery

DNA is a fascinating molecule - it's strong, it's long, it's found in viruses, and offers insight into the ancestry of modern humans.

The more that's learned about our close, absent cousins, the Neanderthals, the more puzzling it is that they went extinct 30,000 years ago while we did not.

The newest installment in the Ice Age franchise, Dawn of the Dinosaurs finds our friends from the first two films in an underground cave where dinosaurs still roam free.

The current rate of environmental change is too fast for many plants and animals.

Looking for activities for kids in Fort Collins, Colorado? Check out Fossil Creek Park, the Discovery Science Center, and other great family activities.

An image of Twentieth Century Fox/Blue Sky Animation's Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is up on the Internet. And it ain't good.

Having made blockbusters like Independence Day, Stargate, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow, Roland Emmerich goes back a hundred centuries, with mixed results. 5.5/10

While some could have foreseen that the Red Sox would have the best record in the American League, nobody predicted the Milwaukee Brewers would lead the Senior Circuit.

The King of Beasts on the grounds of the University of Virginia in the late 1940s was a shaggy Siberian mammoth.

The historic and ancient town of Ipswich should be on the intinerary of anyone planning a tour of Great Britain. Shopping, arts, and entertainment abound.