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Woolly Mammoths
Learn more about the woolly mammoth and the newest discoveries.
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Scrimshaw Work from Whaling Days
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.
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Tuskology, the Study of Mammoth Tusks
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.
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Wooly Mammoth
The wooly mammoth has been in the news lately since the discovery of a frozen complete specimen in Siberia. With this discovery, it is hoped that scientists will now be able to clone it.
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Mammoth Evolution
Mammoths, extinct relatives of elephants, fascinate mankind from beyond the grave. They originated in Africa like humans and spread over the Northern Hemisphere.
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Mastering Mummification - Part I
With the sequel to the 1999 Brendan Fraser flick, "The Mummy" about to hit movie screens nationwide, let's take this opportunity to talk about some of the facts behind the fiction of mummies.
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Thomas Jefferson's Bones
Thomas Jefferson has long been considered the father of American archaeology, and his legacy to modern archaeologists and naturalists has been significant.
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Wisconsin’s First People: The Paleo-Indians
The first people to live in the area, now known as Wisconsin, were the Paleo-Indians. Archeology finds show them to have been here as early as 12,000 years ago.
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Mammoths, Mastodons, and Elephants
What's the difference between mammoths, mastodons, and elephants?
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Woolly Rhinoceros
The woolly rhinoceros was another large mammal that lived during the Pleistocene Ice Ages.
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Facts About DNA and Genes
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.
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What Drove Neanderthal Extinction?
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.
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Surface Transit is Worth Commuting To
Surface Transit, a Woolly Mammoth Theater production running at the Kennedy Center through April 21, is a must-see.
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Cool Summer Sites
A mixed bag of fun and educational websites to keep you entertained.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2009 Movie Review
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.
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Extinction IV: The Pleistocene Ice Age
Many large mammals went extinct during the last Ice Age.
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Fort Collins Activities for Kids
Looking for activities for kids in Fort Collins, Colorado? Check out Fossil Creek Park, the Discovery Science Center, and other great family activities.
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Ice Age 3 Poster
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.
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News Update
This article summarizes a few interesting news items on population, elephants, endangered species.
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Book Review: Ice Age Mammals of North America
<I>Ice Age Mammals of North America: A Guide to the Big, the Hairy, and the Bizarre</I> is a useful introduction to the Pleistocene Epoch and its animals for budding young paleontologists.
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DVD Review: 10,000 B.C.
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
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Latest MLB Power Rankings
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.
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The Siberian Mammoth of UVA
The King of Beasts on the grounds of the University of Virginia in the late 1940s was a shaggy Siberian mammoth.
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Review, Walking with Prehistoric Beasts
As much as I enjoyed "Walking with Dinosaurs" this new television programme and companion book are even better.
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