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Apr 28, 2021 11:58 PM EDT When studying ancient DNA, researchers typically use teeth or bones found in fossils. However, while fossils are useful, they only include a snapshot of an individual's DNA within a genus, not the genetics of the whole population, according to Caroline Delbert of Popular Mechanics. (Photo : Brett Sayles) A research team has sequenced the complete genomes of two ancient bears using only urine and feces contained in soil samples from the Chiquihuite Cave in Northern Mexico, which is a "science first." The discovery demonstrates that near-complete genomes and high-quali...

Apr 26, 2021 05:00 AM EDT According to scientists, giant cloud rats once roamed the Earth thousands of years ago. They believe humans played a part in the extinction of the now-extinct creatures, which were furry with large, bushy tails. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Mammalogy. Bushy Tailed Ancient Rodents (Photo : Julan Shirwod Nueva on Wikimedia Commons) Scientists have found that "cute" furry, bushy-tailed rodents twice the size of gray squirrels once roamed the Earth thousands of years ago. Since the rodent went extinct a few thousand years ago, the fossilized...