The female mammoth, believed to have been about a year old when she died an estimated 50,000 years ago, was discovered this summer in thawing permafrost in Siberia's Yakutia region.

These findings hold promise for editing elephant DNA to include mammoth-like adaptations—thick hair, fatty insulation, and cold tolerance—traits necessary for survival in arctic environments.

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well ... The creature, resembling a small elephant with a trunk, was recovered from the Batagaika crater ...

Vow used publicly available genetic information from the mammoth, filled missing parts with genetic data from its closest living relative, the African elephant, and inserted it into a sheep cell ...

Remains of a well-preserved baby mammoth discovered in Siberian permafrost ... The creature, resembling a small elephant with a trunk, was recovered from the Batagaika crater, a huge depression ...