To stop elephant slaughter in Africa, zoologist Sam Wasser spent years extracting DNA from elephant dung and tissue. Much of the world’s poached ivory, he discovered, comes from just two hotspots.
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DNA Confirms Kennewick Man’s Genetic Ties To Native Americans
The new evidence suggests the ancient skeleton is closely related to members of a Washington state tribe. The findings are likely to rekindle an old debate between scientists and Native Americans.
Quinhagak residents hopeful hair samples will unlock more mysteries about ancestors
An archaeological dig near Quinhagak, in Southwest Alaska, contributed the largest set of genetic samples for a groundbreaking DNA study of Arctic indigenous people released this summer.
5,000 Years Old: Ancient Yew Tree Identified In Wales
It might be the oldest tree in Britain. A yew tree that sprawls over a churchyard in Wales is more than 5,000 years old, according to experts.
Snake Species That Went Missing For 78 Years Is Found
A species of snake that was thought to have gone missing for nearly 80 years — or never to have existed in the first place — has been found.
Study: The Chicken Didn’t Cross The Pacific To South America
An analysis of DNA from chicken bones collected in the South Pacific appears to dispel a long-held theory that the ubiquitous bird first arrived in South America aboard an ancient Polynesian seafarer’s ocean-going outrigger.
55 Bodies Exhumed At Reform School Site In Florida
Researchers say they have exhumed the remains of 55 people at Florida’s Dozier School for Boys, a notorious reform school that closed in 2011. The total found by University of South Florida researchers represents 24 more bodies than official records say should be there.
Are We Martians? Scientist Says We Just Might Be
As Adam Frank has said over on the 13.7 blog, “Earth and Mars have been swapping spit (astrobiologically speaking) for eons … [and] it is entirely possible we were Earth’s first alien invasion.”
Ruling in Newton Lambert’s case being appealed
Juneau man was convicted of 1982 murder of Anne Benolken, seeks DNA testing of evidence from scene
Judge denies DNA test in Newton Lambert case
Defense asserted that shirt and pant fabric samples point to other suspects in 1982 murder of Anne and James Benolken