Extinct animals coming back: Scientists are pursuing de-extinction, aiming to bring back species like the woolly mammoth and ...

Ever since "Jurassic Park," people have been talking about bringing extinct animals back from the grave. While it is not possible to revive animals that died out hundreds of millions of years ago, it ...

Despite this big splash and media frenzy, many scientists weren’t convinced. Dr. William Ripple, Distinguished Professor of Ecology at Oregon State University, a prominent wildlife biologist who has ...

A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the fossil record is formed. They investigated how dinosaur and mammal bones are ...

On the second floor of a sleek but unremarkable office building just west of downtown Dallas, Texas, an animatronic white wolf stands atop a promontory, slowly surveying the vast entry area for ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

A $10.2 billion Dallas biotechnology company says it has produced the first “de-extinct” dire wolves, but critics argue the animals are simply genetically modified Gray wolves, not a truly resurrected ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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