In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

A biotech company says CRISPR could revive extinct animals like the dodo and mammoth - but many scientists remain skeptical.

Dire wolves, the canine companions from Game of Thrones and an extinct species of the real world, are back, but how did they make their return? A new documentary plans to reveal the scientific ...

Colossal Biosciences close to creating a 'hybrid' creature that would mirror the mammoth’s appearance and behavior ...

We've seen a US company bring the wolf species back from extinction after more than 10,000 years, and now the next animal on a "de-extinction" journey is New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa). The team ...

While de-extinction often conjures images of scientific ambition divorced from conservation reality, Colossal Biosciences has developed a conservation-oriented approach to species restoration. Every ...

The world's first 'de-extinction' company says it's on track to bring back the woolly mammoth from the dead in just a few years. US biotech firm Colossal Biosciences has pieced together more than 50 ...

SILVER SPRING, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Is bringing a species back from extinction truly possible, or are we simply creating something new in its image? As headlines swirl around the highly publicized ...

The scientist leading a push to resurrect the thylacine expects to make a major breakthrough in the ambitious project this year, saying a complete genome could hold the key to ‘de-extincting’ the ...

A viral social media exchange involving Elon Musk has revived debate about whether science could one day recreate extinct ...