Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats
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"Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Gizmodo and CBC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 67d ago.
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Coverage (2)
- Scientists Pulled 700,000-Year-Old DNA From Frozen Squirrel Poop Gizmodo · 116d ago
- Squirrel poop dating back to last ice age is full of mammoth, horse DNA CBC · 116d ago
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