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 ...

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 ...

"The Mammoth Commeth," blares the cover of The New York Times magazine's latest issue, complete with an image of the long-extinct furry mastodon. "Bringing extinct animals back to life is really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On August 12, the biotechnology and genetic engineering company committed to its ongoing de-extinction project, shared an update ...

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 ...

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 ...