With wildlife populations globally 73% smaller on average than in 1970 and large mammals missing from much of the world, surely there's never been a better time to "de-extinct" species?

The challenge with de-extinction efforts is that they pull the spotlight away from the gravest crises on the planet.

surely there's never been a better time to“de-extinct” species? US biotech company Colossal Biosciences Inc claimed to do just that recently by resurrecting the dire wolf from Game of Thrones ...

The cover of Time Magazine’s May edition features a striking image of a large, white wolf. Above it, the word “extinct” in ...

China launched a breeding program in 1985 to bring Przewalski's horses back to their ancestral homeland, using 24 horses ...

Colossal’s woolly mammoth patent application, with its descriptions of modified cells and animals, represents “the current standard in biotech cases,” says Cassie Edgar, a partner at the law firm ...

Colossal Biosciences' claim to have achieved the 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf has been questioned by geneticists, but the press swallowed the claim whole.

Globally, people get animal protein mostly from chickens, with pigs and cattle in second and third place. A 2023 report ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Maynooth University anthropologists confirm that Roman gladiators battled wild animals — the 'sport' considerably impacted ...