Grief for an animal at the end of its life is unlike any other emotion. It cleaves a depthless void that feels empty and hollow. It’s a feeling that animal keepers and caretakers know well, but it’s ...

Colossal Biosciences, a leading company focused on the de-extinction of species, has made significant strides in the field of avian cellular science. Recently, they announced an exciting development ...

The term “de-extinction” often conjures images of Jurassic Park-style genetic manipulation, complete with ethical dilemmas and ecological chaos. But the reality of functional de-extinction—the ...

In a breakthrough that blurs the line between science fiction and reality, biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences has achieved what many thought impossible: bringing an extinct species back to ...

"We should never forget that it is these personal struggles that make up the extinction process ... Extinction is not a cold calculus about the numbers of breeding females and the degree of genetic ...

Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences used genetic editing techniques to alter 20 genes of gray wolves (pictured above) to express certain characteristics of ancient dire wolves. The company says ...

Global calamities like the one that doomed most dinosaurs forever alter the varieties of life found on Earth, but new research shows that it doesn't take a catastrophe to end entire lineages. An ...

The Melomys rubicola or Bramble Cay mosaic-tailed rat was a rodent native to a tiny island, Bramble Cay, in the Great Barrier Reef. The species was distinguished by the mosaic pattern of scales ...