Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth

De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth. Well, not the woolly mammoth exactly, but an Asian elephant gene-edited to give it the fuzzy hair and layer of blubber that allowed its close relative to thrive in sub-zero environments. To get to these so-called “functional mammoths,” Colossal’s scientists need to solve a … Read more

A Startup’s Mission to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth Is Being Made Into a Docuseries

The idea that humans caused this extinction, but human ingenuity can put things right again? Reed: That is one of the big questions that we should be exploring in the documentary series. That is at the heart of whether you support what Colossal are doing, whether you want de-extinction or whether you think it’s not … Read more

Pierce Brosnan Mammoth Terraces Photo Resurfaces After Yellowstone Citations

James Bond has pissed off Uncle Sam in Big Sky Country — allegedly trespassing into an area of Yellowstone National Park that was off-limits … and the proof might be in this pic. You might have heard about Pierce Brosnan getting dinged this past week with two federal citations accusing him of going off-trail near … Read more

Gill, Shreyas slam tons as India post mammoth 399/5 in Indore ODI vs Australia

Shubman Gill (104 off 97) and Shreyas Iyer (105 off 90) hit brilliant tons and added 200 for the second wicket as India posted an imposing 399/5 in the second ODI against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, September 24. Sent in to bat after losing the toss, India lost Ruturaj … Read more