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Scientists have uncovered 700,000 years of ecosystems using ancient DNA from frozen squirrel droppings in Yukon permafrost.
Yukon, Canada
Who
scientists from McMaster University, the Hakai Institute, and the University of Alberta; Hendrik Poinar; Tyler Murchie
What
Scientists have uncovered 700,000 years of ecosystems using ancient DNA from frozen squirrel droppings in Yukon permafrost.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:07:00 GMT · 3h 38m ago
Where
Yukon, Canada ·
Why
Small pellets left behind by ancient ground squirrels in frozen permafrost preserved a record of life over hundreds of thousands of years.
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This discovery offers insights into how ecosystems responded to past climate changes, potentially aiding in understanding how modern ecosystems might react to current warming climates. It also improves methods for recovering and analyzing ancient DNA, expanding paleogenomics research.
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