What we’re witnessing isn’t resurrection. It’s reimagination. From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, ...

We can study animals from all over the world thanks to science, but what about those that no longer exist? The list of extinct mammals could go on for ages, but each animal has a unique story. With ...

Scientists extracted RNA from a 130-year-old specimen, uncovering which genes were active before the animal went extinct.

While it is always a shame to see more animals go extinct, the report did include some good news. The IUCN noted that the ...

Evolution has resulted in the development of both herbivores and carnivores -- but how? What type of food did extinct vertebrates eat? And how can we gain insight into the diets of these creatures? In ...

The dire wolf - a species that went extinct nearly 12,500 years ago, has been revived through genetic engineering. Scientists are referring to this as the "world’s first de-extinction." The species is ...

announcing in March 2024 that it has succeeded in creating iPS cells from the Asian elephant, which is genetically most similar to the woolly mammoth. Science news site Live Science has compiled a ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some scientists have grave concerns. When news broke that Colossal Biosciences, a ...