An ancient bison was frozen inside Siberian permafrost for up to 9,000 years until the melting ice coughed out its mummified body in summer 2022. Now scientists in Russia hope to clone the ancient ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline Ashley D'Souza Postdoctoral researcher Sarah Johnson stands ...

A few centuries ago, a pair of bison in northwestern Minnesota took their last breaths in a peat bog. Their remains are now at the center of an exhibit marrying science and art in Detroit Lakes. It ...

With Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday, October 13, we look at the herds of bison many tribes relied on that were nearly wiped out. Today, Department of Labor lands currently support 17 bison herds in 12 ...

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Explore the remarkable story of bison. These iconic animals shaped North American landscapes for more than 100,000 years and anchored Indigenous lifeways for generations. Pushed to the brink of ...

HOT SPRINGS - The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs has taken over management of the Hudson-Meng Bison Kill as part of a five-year contract with the Nebraska Forest Service. The Hudson-Meng Bison Kill is in ...