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Biology
DiscoveriesScientists solve the mystery of what actually killed off the wooly mammoth
About 4,000 years ago, the last wooly mammoths disappeared on a remote Arctic island off the coast of Siberia.
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About 4,000 years ago, the last wooly mammoths disappeared on a remote Arctic island off the coast of Siberia.
Rebecca Shavit