We're getting sticky and hairy this week. Sounds disgusting, but it's actually really interesting! ...and a little disgusting.
Thanks to Carla S. for the topic request.
Research Links
Tar Pits
University of California Museum of Paleontology — The La Brea Tar Pits
Science Buzz — Bubble, Bubble, Oil and… Bacteria!
La Brea Tar Pits — La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park
USA Today — The History of the Pitch Lake in Trinidad
Wikipedia — Pitch Lake
Woolly Mammoths
LiveScience — The Last Woolly Mammoths on Earth Dad Disastrous DNA
History — Were Humans Responsible for Killing Off the Woolly Mammoth?
Can We Bring Back Mammoths From Extinction? Probably Not — Here’s Why
