The company Colossal Biosciences prides itself on being the first and only "de-extinction" company. They've gone viral ...

In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...

The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better protect species today threatened by extinction.

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus)—a ...

Colossal’s woolly mammoth patent application, with its descriptions of modified cells and animals, represents “the current ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

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

When news broke that scientists in Texas had successfully reintroduced the long-extinct dire wolf to the modern world, more ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two o ...

If you have Jurassic World fatigue, the other 2025 dinosaur movie, Primitive War, is set to bring us all the horror action we've been waiting for.

While some hail it as a marvel of genetic engineering, others cry foul, questioning the very validity of the science behind ...