A type of extinct kangaroo, known as the “giant wallaby,” lived during the Pleistocene era. These creatures existed around two and a half million to ten thousand years ago. Let’s Discover how recent ...

Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species survived a pair of mass ...

The spurious idea of 'de-extinction' offers us the illusion of undoing one of the great catastrophes of our own era ...

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

Dire wolves - the legendary creatures that once roamed prehistoric landscapes, only existed in the imaginations of storytellers - until now.

WHO SAYS THERE’S no good news? Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based company, announced the birth of three dire wolf pups that represent the world’s first “de-extinction.” ...

Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

We have the dire wolf again. Thanks to the heroic work of Colossal Biosciences, the canine species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago has been revived in a stunning act of so-called ...

Most professional biologists, myself included, do not think they have brought dire wolves back from extinction by any ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Colossal Biosciences, the company which bills itself as the world’s first de-extinction company, recently announced the ...