The genetic history of the aurochs, an extinct cattle species, was a mystery until scientists analyzed DNA found in the bones ...

Aurochs are an extinct species of cattle that died out around 400 years ago. They once roamed Europe, Asia, and Africa and ...

The aurochs roamed in Europe, Asia and Africa for hundreds of thousands of years. Adorned as paintings on many a cave wall, their domestication to create cattle gave us a harnessed source of ...

The results of an international study describe the genetic development of the aurochs (Bos primigenius), the wild ancestor of domestic cattle, during and after the Ice Age. The central European ...

The aurochs roamed in Europe, Asia and Africa for hundreds of thousands of years. Adorned as paintings on many a cave wall, their domestication to create cattle gave us a harnessed source of ...

Aurochs were the focus of some of the most iconic early human art and their domestication gave us cattle. Now scientists have analysed their bones to learn more about them — and the influence of ...

The researchers found that the European aurochs, who were previously considered as just one type, actually consisted of three distinct populations – Western European, Italian and Balkan.

Before going extinct in the seventeenth century, aurochs roamed Europe, Asia and North Africa. For thousands of years, humans lived alongside these animals, inhabiting similar environments of ...

The return of beavers, apex predators and ancient cattle is unwelcome news for some farmers – but there can be happy ...

Aurochs once roamed much of Europe as a keystone species, ensuring a rich mosaic of habitats including grasslands, forest, and wetlands. The animals are depicted in petroglyphs of the Côa Valley ...