A frozen wolf discovered in Siberia turned out to be 44,000 years old. It's so well-preserved that scientists are checking its gut for ancient viruses.

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mummified wolf on a white table surrounded by people in protective white coveralls and masks and gloves
Locals discovered this mummified wolf in the thawing permafrost in Siberia.

North-Eastern Federal University

Mummified animals Napoleon's scientists brought back from Egypt sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution

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A side-by-side image of Georges Cuvier and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck both from the early 19th century
Georges Cuvier (left) and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck fundamentally disagreed on whether or not species can change over time.

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Researchers were surprised to discover a second fetus inside a 2,000-year-old mummy over 100 years after archeologists found it

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A mummified woman's head and shoulders with her hair in braids and face turned to the side
Though the mummified woman's head is missing, a photograph of her remains.

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

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A stiff ball of brown fur sits in a pair of human hands wearing white surgical gloves.
This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.

Yukon Government

Could the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb be caused by fungi?

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The gold funerary mask mask of King Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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A Peruvian man was found carrying around a 600-year-old mummy in his cooler bag, calling it his 'spiritual girlfriend'. It was male.

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A man in uniform is shown leaning over the delivery bag. The remains are wrapped in a plastic bag, sticking out of the delivery bag.
The mummy is shown in the delivery bag.

Dirreción desconcentrada de cultura de Puno

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