For the vast majority of human existence, extinction has been a one-way process. If a species has gone extinct, the species is forever lost to the world, until now. Thanks to advances in genetics, ...

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed ...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, not long after humans settled the islands and radically changed the ...

Over 99% of all species that have ever existed on our planet are now extinct. As we confront a growing number of species currently under threat, it's crucial to reflect on the incredible creatures ...

Scientists at Colossal Biosciences claimed dire wolves were brought back from extinction after disappearing from Earth 12,500 years ago, in a “world-first achievement” of reviving a species from a ...

In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their ...

Romulus, Remus, and their younger sister Khaleesi are living together on a 2,000-acre preserve under close veterinary care One year ago, Colossal Biosciences' first dire wolves returned from ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

Learn about the overlap between archaic humans that once lived on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the modern humans ...