We may have visually led predators to thank for some of the most dazzling marine species: sea slugs. Luminous greens, blues, ...

“We seem to have ended up with these sort of quite large, relatively long-lived voracious cannibals that are just ideally suited to control the numbers of their own species,” Rick ...

This groundbreaking achievement marks the first de-extinction of a species, reviving the dire wolf after 12,500 years. The pups exhibit distinctive features of the extinct creature, opening doors ...

Beyond regional climate history, these findings have profound implications for understanding past species dispersals. During recurrent humid periods, Arabia could have hosted diverse ecosystems ...

We, quite rightly, worry about how the activities of humans are leading to the extinction of animal species alive today. However, extinction is not a modern phenomenon. All through geologic time there ...

The dire wolf, a species famously featured in the HBO series Game of Thrones, has been extinct for nearly 12,500 years. According to the company, adolescent males Romulus and Remus were born in ...

Lightning strikes may kill untold numbers of trees every year, but one tropical species has evolved to benefit from the sudden jolts of electricity. The tonka bean tree, aka Dipteryx oleifera ...

It is based on the technique which produced Dolly, the first-ever cloned sheep. It is the first species ever to be “de-extincted,” although some scientists argue that they way it was done mean ...

The gene knockout technique could be scaled up and potentially used to manage the invasive species. The relentless swarm of cane toads (Rhinella marina) conquering Australia may soon be hobbled by ...

U.S. residents will need to present a REAL ID-compliant form of identification May 7 to board domestic flights and to enter federal buildings. This is a form of ID that verifies your residency and ...

A company called Colossal Biosciences says it has revived an extinct species – the dire wolf. “On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once ...