For years, scientists believed the last woolly mammoths disappeared because their isolated population became too inbred to survive. But a new 2024 study is changing that long-held view. By examining ancient DNA from Wrangel Island mammoths, researchers now believe a sudden event, rather than genetics alone, may have brought the species to an end.
New research published in the journal Cell suggests the story may be far more complex, as per a report by USA Today.
