This story was updated at 11 a.m. ET on Nov. 7. Hidden away under frozen ground for nearly 10,000 years, an extremely well-preserved bison mummy is finally ready to give up its secrets. In 2011, ...

Working in northeastern Siberia, researchers describe a complete bison cadaver that’s literally been frozen in time for the last 9,300 years. Like many other charismatic megafauna featured in ancient ...

What it tells us about the past: This prehistoric carving, discovered inside a cave in France, depicts a steppe wisent (Bison priscus), a now-extinct species of bison. It was crafted from a piece of ...

Researchers have uncovered a perfectly preserved ice age bison in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The specimen, estimated to be around 30,000 years old, is one of the most complete ice age mammal ...

It might be 9,000 years old, but the body of an bison looks as if it could have died just days ago. The ancient animal was discovered in July 2011 in a remote part of Russia, but scientists are now ...

Scientists using evidence from bison fossils have determined when an ice-free corridor opened up along the Rocky Mountains during the late Pleistocene. The corridor has been considered a potential ...

Hidden away under frozen ground for nearly 10,000 years, an extremely well-preserved bison mummy is finally ready to give up its secrets. In 2011, members of the Yukagir tribe in northern Siberia ...