Paleontologists cheekily dubbed the species the "Higgs bison" — a play on the famously elusive subatomic particle — because it was so mysterious. Little did they realize that the creature had ...

DNA research reveals an unexpected hybrid of cattle and bison once roamed the Earth — but while the cheekily dubbed Higgs bison is a new discovery for science, ancient cave art shows our ...

Higgs Bison reseach by Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) on YouTube The evidence suggested that the creature was a hybrid, likely started by a female Aurochs and a male steppe bison, he said.

The mystery species, known affectionately by the researchers as the Higgs Bison* because of its elusive nature, originated over 120,000 years ago through the hybridisation of the extinct Aurochs ...

Did cave art and ancient DNA solve 'Higgs bison' mystery? Scientists say they have have finally sorted out the story of a baffling bison.

DNA analysis suggests that a newly discovered species of bison roamed Europe some 17,000 years ago — as prehistoric cave artists were trying to tell us all along.

A newly released study examines why European cave art includes drawings of two distinct types of bison. One of the types is a newly discovered ancestor of modern bison.

The discovery of the hybrid Higgs bison also gives us clues as to why there are some pieces of the European bison’s DNA that still retain Cow DNA, reports CBC News. And for those of us familiar ...

Paleontologists cheekily dubbed the species the “Higgs bison” – a play on the famously elusive subatomic particle – because it was so mysterious. Little did they realize that the creature ...

One reason the genome of Higgs Bison looked so different from the European Bison is because that species went through a genetic bottleneck in the 1920s when the population was down to just 12 animals.

Evidence from ancient DNA intermingled with analyses of ice-age cave paintings has revealed a previously unknown European bison hybrid.

DNA analysis suggests that a newly discovered species of bison roamed Europe some 17,000 years ago - as prehistoric cave artists were trying to tell us all along.