The woolly mammoth was not one large homogenous group, as scientists previously had assumed, and it did not have much genetic diversity, according to a new genetic study. Woolly mammoths, descended from ancestors in Africa, were widespread in northern Europe, Asia, and North America during the last Ice Age.
Research shows that rising sea levels around 20,000 to 6,000 years ago along with population pressure forced the early inhabitants of Southeast Asia to migrate to South Asia.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU, Singapore) found that rapid sea-level rise prompted early settlers in Southeast Asia to migrate during the prehistoric period, increasing the genetic diversity of the region today. Science News | Research Claims Prehistoric Human Migration in Southeast Asia Driven by Sea-level Rise.
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU, Singapore) found that rapid sea-level rise prompted early settlers