Projects, by both Colossal and other groups, are underway around the world to help endangered species develop disease resistance or evolve to tolerate a warmer world. Other projects use gene editing ...

The "Big Five" mass extinctions of the Phanerozoic Eon have long attracted significant attention from the geoscience ...

Putting an end to a mass extinction sounds like an impossible task, but some researchers argue that doing so would be setting ...

Scientists are using fossils to help uncover how ancient life survived mass extinction, offering insights for modern ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

Carpenter is the braided science program manager at Indigenous Led, an organization working to elevate Indigenous-led ...

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

From mastodons to ancient rhinos and giant deer, large herbivores have been shaping Earth's landscapes for millions of years.

Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that ...

A species that was hunted to local extinction has returned to its natural habitat, say scientists who witnessed the ...

They're surprisingly fuzzy. Each wing looks like a mini-masterpiece of stained-glass art, in orange, black, and white.

Animal dung could be used to save endangered species, scientists believe. A new trial by the University of Oxford and Chester ...