In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...

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

A genetic engineering company has stunned the world by bringing the ancient dire wolf back from extinction, but it won't stop ...

The company is also working to revive the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger), a carnivorous marsupial that was once native to mainland Australia ... animals, if born, may resemble their extinct ...

(NEXSTAR) — This week, a Texas-based biosciences company, which aims to “de-extinct” animal species of the past (and ones ...

We included local extinctions (extinct in an area ... But these studies don’t explain why Australian animals would be uniquely vulnerable. For millennia, Australia’s mammals have lived ...

"Their return will be an important milestone for this ambitious venture." Rangers celebrate after trail cameras capture the ...

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 ...

"De-extinction tech isn't just about bringing back the thylacine, it's about preventing other animals from becoming extinct," says Pask. "We have so many bush fires in Australia, and with rising ...