These 10 incredible animals once roamed Earth’s oceans, skies, and forests—but now they’re gone forever, victims of ...

The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the ’40s.

Great bustards are listed as endangered worldwide by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and are found outside Morocco in Spain, a few small populations in central Europe, western Asia ...

Whatever species they are, what is true is that Colossal has created novel animals for whom humans are now morally accountable — a responsibility that the nascent field of de-extinction ...

Will womb transplants transform fertility? What should we make of 'de-extinction' claims? And why are prices falling in the art market? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate ...

A number of experts say that bringing back extinct animals will not solve any conservation problems and that efforts would be better spent trying to find ways to save current critically endangered ...

The schiribilla bird of the Galápagos Islands was observed by Charles Darwin in 1835 but has been missing ever since — until now.

To the public, de-extinction often evokes images of Jurassic Park-style resurrection: a recreation of a lost animal, reborn into the modern world. In scientific circles, however, the term ...

This is often cited as the first example of de-extinction. However, the only preserved tissue was from one female animal, meaning it could not have been used to bring back a viable population.

To the public, de-extinction often evokes images of Jurassic Park-style resurrection: a recreation of a lost animal, reborn into the modern world. In scientific circles, however, the term encompasses ...

Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences said Monday that it used gene editing to create “de-extinct animals” in the form of three pups with the light-colored fur and musculature of a dire wolf.

The company's broader efforts to de-extinct other flashy animals like the woolly mammoth are "as far as conservation efforts go — incredibly misguided," said elephant conservation expert Nitin ...