A paleogeneticist has warned discussions should start around New Zealand's response to the de-extinction of animals. It comes ...

But the species the team does bring back will be able to help the environment, by aerating the soil, spreading seeds, and ...

A biotechnology company whose goal is to bring back the wooly mammoth says its recent small step is big news. Colossal ...

Earlier this month, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a ...

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal wandering around the hills on the O2 Ranch. My next thought is always ...

A mammoth tusk was found at a private West Texas ranch, prompting questions like can you own one. A Texas Tech professor answers that, and more.

Bringing the woolly mammoth back to life is no easy task. But for Ben Lamm, CEO of Colossal Biosciences, the stress of the ...

As the quest towards de-extinction of the Woolly Mammoth progresses, scientists have successfully created woolly mice using gene-editing technology. It’s one of the topics we tackle in ...

Scientists engineered woolly mice to study mammoth traits, raising ethical and ecological concerns about de-extinction.

The applied physicist explains how the structure of 52,000-year-old genes hint at the biology of an extinct animal ...

Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically engineeri ...

Better to safeguard our existing animals and the Earth than resurrect extinct species or flee to another planet.