nature video | The world's oldest DNA: Extinct beasts of ancient Greenland @NatureVideoChannel | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Two million year-old DNA found in frozen soil has been sequenced, revealing a surprising picture of an ancient landscape. Extinct creatures including, unexpectedly, elephant-like mastadons turn out to be among the beasts roaming Greenland. Researcher Eske Willerslev explains how DNA found in the environment can be used to reconstruct the past as so-called 'eDNA' becomes a vital tool for palaeontologists.

Read the paper: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05453-y