Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years. (Georgia Kirkos via SWNS)
Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700,000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS)
Researchers analyzed permafrost samples collected from ground squirrel burrows that span several glacial periods and can remain frozen and sealed for thousands of years. (Georgia Kirkos via SWNS)
By Stephen Beech
Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700,000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history.
Squirrel droppings dating back up to 700,000 years have revealed "remarkable" new details about the Arctic's evolutionary history. (Duane Froese via SWNS)
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