Article #48292

CBC News - Top Stories

CBC News - Top Stories

Title Squirrel poop dating back to last ice age is full of mammoth, horse DNA Source CBC News - Top Stories
Description Drawing of ground squirrels with mammoths in the background

Scientists have reconstructed genomes of woolly mammoths, horses, steppe bison and ground squirrels that roamed the grasslands of the Canadian Arctic as far back as 700,000 years ago using DNA found in frozen squirrel poop from the Yukon.

Link https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/frozen-squirrel-poop-9.7230087?cmp=rss Published At 2026-06-10 12:48:50 (1 month ago)
Created At 2026-06-10 13:00:18 Updated At 2026-06-10 14:14:16