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Pangolins in peril

Although at first glance, a pangolin may look like a reptile, it is actually a mammal.

Scientists may have discovered the fossilised skull of a ‘Siberian unicorn’

For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn -- a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse -- died out some 350,000 years ago, but a beautifully preserved skull found in Kazakhstan has completely overturned that assumption.

December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017

Pangolins in peril

Although at first glance, a pangolin may look like a reptile, it is actually a mammal.

March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016

Scientists may have discovered the fossilised skull of a ‘Siberian unicorn’

For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn -- a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse -- died out some 350,000 years ago, but a beautifully preserved skull found in Kazakhstan has completely overturned that assumption.