Woolly mammoth

...and beavers the size of black bears. November 20, 2009 One of the great mysteries about North America is what killed off woolly mammoths and other exotic animals that roamed the land after the last ice age. Ideas have ranged from a...

In this article: Extinction, North America, Lion, Wolf, Climate change, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Science magazine

Sophisticated hunters not to blame for driving mammoths to extinction Woolly mammoths and other giant ice-age mammals faced extinction 2,000 years before deadly speartips were invented Giant animals such as the woolly mammoth were...

In this article: North America, Charcoal, University of Wisconsin, Madison, James Cook University, and British Columbia

America's woolly mammoths and giant beavers were not killed off by a giant meteor strike, a new study suggests. Instead the animals became extinct gradually, dying out over the course of more than 1,000 years. Experts have suggested...

In this article: Beaver and University of Wisconsin-Madison

...(June 18, 2009) Research finally proves that bones found in Shropshire, England, provide the most geologically recent evidence of woolly mammoths in Northwestern Europe. Analysis of both the bones and the ... > read more Man May Have...

In this article: Mastodon, Extinction, North America, Beaver, Charcoal, Climate change, and University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Washington area is full of theater troupes specializing in the nontraditional, including Woolly Mammoth and Synetic. But occasionally Mr. or Ms. Adventurous Theatergoer might want to see something with a pedigree, and now is a great time...

In this article: Washington, Signature Theatre, Sir Lancelot, Hiv/aids, Lerner and Loewe, The Alchemist, Guinevere, and Ben Jonson

...the national organization, for a total of 14. Last season, after "Boom" premiered at New York's Ars Nova in January 2008, it was staged at Woolly Mammoth (Washington, D.C.), Seattle Rep and Cleveland Public Theatre. "Who knew?" Nachtrieb...

In this article: Brown University, Earth, Mill Valley, New York, Zeitgeist, and Monty Python

...Rohd. Forget about the comfort zone. Audience members mingle with the actors and the action, and the play makes fine use of the entire Woolly Mammoth building. Free-wheeling, confrontational, unexpected - these words best describe Charles L....

In this article: Blanche DuBois, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Tennessee Williams, Cate Blanchett, Mississippi, William Shakespeare, Robin McLeavy, Jersey Boys, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

...things called "pay phones." You put a coin in a slot and were allowed to make a call. Long ago, a call cost a dime. This was when woolly mammoths roamed the Earth.] We all have moments when we have to decide whether to intervene in what...

In this article: Iowa, Hawkeyes, Michigan, Ohio State, Rivals.com, and Fort Hood

The audience wanders during the multi-room staging of "Full Circle." Unfortunately, so does the mind. Director Michael Rohd hatches a whimsical scheme for experiencing Charles Mee's overstuffed play about a chaotic clash of ideologies and...

In this article: Charles L. Mee, Democracy, Ideology, Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Georgetown University

The large cast of "Full Circle" danced and sang "Everlasting Love" atop a long, high table in the lobby of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company during a rehearsal on Friday. The table then split down the middle, with some actors changing costumes...

In this article: Edgar Allan Poe and Heiner Muller