An asteroid strike 66 million years ago triggered the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which wiped out the dinosaurs, along ...

The creation of a woolly-mouse embryo marks a significant leap in the field of de-extinction, bringing us one step closer to ...

After successfully bringing back the dire wolves, Colossal has plenty of plans for the future, including bringing back the woolly mammoth, the dodo and the thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger ...

Global population trends among 71,000 animal species show nearly half are "sliding toward extinction," some of them at alarming rates, a new study warns. Researchers found 48% of the species in ...

An international team of paleontologists has spent more than 15 years excavating and studying fossils from Africa to expand ...

Colossal Biosciences shared an update on the dire wolves they brought back from extinction; three pups, Romulus, Remus, and ...

Unearthed in Chilean Patagonia, the 74-million-year-old Yeutherium pressor is the smallest known South American mammal from the dinosaur era.

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

Colossal Biosciences will film a multiyear docuseries centered around the company’s efforts to revive species like the dodo bird and save animals on the brink of extinction. The series will give ...

Nearly half of all cacti species are at risk of extinction, making them the most-jeopardized plant group. Around 30% of orchids and ferns are at risk, as well as over 1,000 types of trees. Almost ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A 2019 United Nations report on species extinction estimated that 1 million animal and plant species are threatened with extinction within decades — more than ever before in ...