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The skeleton of an actual dire wolf from the La Brea Tar Pits, very different from whatever these new “dire wolves” are. Source: Jonathan Chen / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Did They Really Resurrect the Dire Wolf? Not Exactly…

All That History April 9, 2025

Recently the papers have been filled with news about a creature brought back to life...

The canids found in Alaska date back 12,000 years ago, but Man’s Best Friend then was likely a domesticated wolf population, not the ancestors of modern dogs. Source: son_gismo / CC BY 2.0.

Man’s Best Friend: Human-Dog Ties in the Americas are 12,000 Years Old

All That History December 6, 2024

A new study has revealed that the cooperative bond between humans and canines in the...

Something strange has been found on the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya. Two sets of footprints show two different hominin species, apparently coexisting.

Cross-Species Friends? 1.5 Million Year Old Footprints Show Hominins Cohabiting

All That History December 2, 2024

Lake Turkana in Kenya feels like an alien world. The lake, brackish and saline, is...