One of the world’s most important nature groups is weighing a call for a moratorium on allowing genetically engineered plants or animals, such as canines edited to appear like extinct “dire wolves,” ...

The Texas entrepreneur working to bring back the woolly mammoth has added a new species to his revival list: the dodo. Recreating this flightless bird, a symbol of human-caused extinction, is a chance ...

Researchers at the company “Colossal Biosciences” are launching a new effort to revive the giant Moa bird in its latest effort to resurrect an extinct species. NBC News’ Marissa Parra has the details.

From bone-wearing caterpillars to revived ancient wolves, 2025 delivered discoveries that unsettled science and stretched ...

Co-senior author Professor Jeanne Loring, of Scripps Research and a research fellow at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in California, said: “What’s so exciting about this milestone is that we’re ...

Advancing science may make it possible to bring back extinct species like the dire wolf—but should it? CU Boulder environmental studies and philosophy Professor Ben Hale says the answer is complicated ...

A Texas-based biotech company, with the backing of "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, is staging a comeback for a giant bird that roamed New Zealand centuries ago . Colossal Biosciences, a ...