Russian scientists revive flower from Ice Age squirrel den

Russian scientists have successfully germinated a flower from seeds found inside a squirrel's Ice Age era den. The scientists estimate the age of the burrow to be somewhere between 30,000 and 32,000 years old. This is far and away the oldest plant produced from ancient seeds. It surpasses the previous record of 2,000 years old from Israeli scientists.

This is truly an incredible feat and accomplishment for the entire scientific community. After the proof of concept on plant material, the group in question is already anticipating moving on to preserved animal material. Initially they hope to find a viable squirrel specimen, with the end game eventually being a mammoth.

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