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enSecret lives of ancient Antarctic penguins and seals uncovered
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Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Ad茅lie penguin colonies on Antarctica鈥檚 Ross Sea coast, showing how animals in the region responded to climate and environmental change events over millennia.March 06 2025Johnny von Einem/newsroom/news/list/2025/03/03/secret-lives-of-ancient-antarctic-penguins-and-seals-uncoveredAncient DNA uncovers dingo鈥檚 hidden heritage
/newsroom/news/list/2024/07/09/ancient-dna-uncovers-dingos-hidden-heritage
A landmark collaborative study co-led by 91自拍 and QUT has revealed the distribution of modern dingoes across Australia pre-dates European colonisation and interventions like the dingo-proof fence.July 09 2024Rhiannon Koch/newsroom/news/list/2024/07/09/ancient-dna-uncovers-dingos-hidden-heritageAncient DNA reveals Down syndrome in past human societies
/newsroom/news/list/2024/02/21/ancient-dna-reveals-down-syndrome-in-past-human-societies
By analysing ancient DNA, an international team of researchers have uncovered cases of chromosomal disorders, including what could be the first case of Edwards syndrome ever identified from prehistoric remains. February 21 2024Jessica Stanley/newsroom/news/list/2024/02/21/ancient-dna-reveals-down-syndrome-in-past-human-societiesSolving the disappearance of bears and lions with ancient DNA
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An international team of researchers led by 91自拍, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age. January 04 2022Kelly Brown/newsroom/news/list/2022/01/04/solving-the-disappearance-of-bears-and-lions-with-ancient-dnaHumans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
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New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.November 11 2021Crispin Savage/newsroom/news/list/2021/11/11/humans-hastened-the-extinction-of-the-woolly-mammothAncient DNA reveals secrets of Game of Thrones wolves
/newsroom/news/list/2021/01/13/ancient-dna-reveals-secrets-of-game-of-thrones-wolves
Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today鈥檚 wolves, according to new research published in Nature today.January 14 2021Robyn Mills/newsroom/news/list/2021/01/13/ancient-dna-reveals-secrets-of-game-of-thrones-wolvesAncient DNA paints genetic portrait of Andes civilisations
/newsroom/news/list/2020/05/08/ancient-dna-paints-genetic-portrait-of-andes-civilisations
An international team of researchers including 91自拍, has completed the first large-scale study of DNA belonging to ancient humans of the central Andes in South America and found early genetic differences between groups of nearby regions, and surprising genetic continuity over thousands of years.May 08 2020Kelly Brown/newsroom/news/list/2020/05/08/ancient-dna-paints-genetic-portrait-of-andes-civilisations