Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it's a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now extinct mastodon. "The study…
Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it's a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an.
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Scientists have doubled the previous record for the world s oldest DNA recovered. The study published Wednesday places more than 100 species near the Kap Kobenhavn formation in the northern tip of Greenland, which was a lush forest 2 million years ago. (Dec. 8) (AP Video: Angie Wang)