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Study: Ancient elephants interbred, today's do not
AFP, Published on 27/02/2018
» MIAMI: Ancient species of elephants and mammoths interbred, swapping genes that helped them adapt to new habitats and climates, a practice that is lost among modern-day elephants, researchers said Monday.
Police say two held in frozen body case are American
AFP, Published on 27/09/2016
» Police said Tuesday that two men accused of hiding a dismembered body in a Bangkok house freezer and of running a fake passport ring are Americans.
South Africa revives 'extinct' zebra subspecies
AFP, Published on 12/02/2016
» ELANDSBERG, South Africa - In a spectacular valley less than two hours' drive north of Cape Town, a small herd of animals provides the chance to travel back in time over more than a century.
Permafrost: hiding a climate time bomb?
AFP, Published on 20/11/2015
» UMIUJAQ, Canada -- On the front line of climate change in the Canadian Arctic, scientists hunt for clues to a potentially catastrophic global warming trend: melting permafrost.