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When I started horse riding lessons at the age of eight, I was told that if a horse had its ears forward that was a good sign ...
The region where this ancient horse was found, known as the Batagai depression, is infamously treacherous and is also known as the “Mouth of Hell,” according to the Siberian Times. The tadpole-shaped ...
A new study, combining Indigenous science and cutting-edge ancient DNA and isotope analysis, reveals that Late Pleistocene horses moved back and forth between Eurasia and North America between 50,000 ...
A herd of wild horses, including foals, run freely across a grassy landscape in South Dakota. According to a recent study published In Science, ancient horses migrated back and forth between North ...
Eventually, these horses evolved into the breeds of today. The discovery of this horse species could provide archaeologists with key insight into ancient cultural encounters and the migratory routes ...
Among the studied fossils are Dalianensis horses, named after the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, near where they were unearthed. They are shown to have a mixed ancestry from both Eurasian ...
Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change — strategies that modern forms of conservation may unintentionally ...
In a discovery that rewrites chapters of equine history, new research has upended previous notions about the migratory patterns of ancient horses. The study, a collaboration between the University ...
Today, the frozen soils of Alaska, Yukon and Siberia preserve a remarkable archive of fossilized bones from ancient megaherbivores, including horses. "DNA preserves best in cold environments ...
Today, the frozen soils of Alaska, Yukon, and Siberia preserve a remarkable archive of fossilized bones from ancient megaherbivores, including horses. “DNA preserves best in cold environments,” ...
Anyone witnessing the feat at the Northwest Baltimore track may wonder how horses do it. Now a Johns Hopkins Medicine eye doctor of all people has new research suggesting an explanation: an ancient ...