An intriguing new study reveals that over 80% of parasites found in the ancient poo of New Zealand’s endangered kākāpō have ...

The tallest of the flightless bird, the South Island Giant Moa, once roamed freely on the South Island of New Zealand, but became extinct about 600 years ago due to overhunting by the first ...

The world is currently experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with potentially thousands of species lost every year. Bringing back woolly mammoths, dire wolves, and giant moa (or close approximations ...

Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh invested $15 million in Colossal Biosciences to bring ...

The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson.

A rare bird species has been rediscovered on the main islands of New Zealand after not being seen for almost 50 ...

A US biotech company that claimed to "de-extinct" dire wolves has set its sights on bringing back the moa, a large, ...

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Study reveals 80% of kākāpō parrot parasites disappeared during conservation efforts, highlighting overlooked co-extinction ...

A giant, flightless bird that once roamed New Zealand and disappeared around 600 years ago could be brought back from extinction.

A new project backed by film-maker Sir Peter Jackson aims to bring the extinct South Island giant moa back to life in less ...

We got to thinking about Peter Jackson’s massive collection of big-ass bird bones courtesy of a very weird interview he gave to ScreenRant this week. In said conversation, Jackson took a little time ...