Cargo with 650 fragments from the extinct beasts was held in Vladivostok after illegal export from Yakutia.

Samples taken from extinct animal’s leg during international workshop in the hope of one day bringing the hairy creature back from the dead.

Many prehistoric creatures craved salt and vital minerals missing from their diets due to abrupt climate change, suggests a new scientific expedition.

The unique artifact was made by humans more than 19,000 years ago.

Evidence on Arctic island show how people 10,000 or more years ago carved sharp slices off tusks to use for killing and cutting. 

Scientists get inside a woolly mammoth's head to understand behaviour of the extinct species.

Thousands of years ago woolly mammoths came here to die: but why?  The macabre ancient remains haunt local residents to this day. 

Unique archeological and paleontological sites face destruction from gangs seeking to raid and sell prehistoric remains.