Hidden in the depths of sugarcane plantations, the marshlands of Mare-aux-Songes in Mauritius have been forgotten for centuries. But the recent discovery of a mass grave of dodos, the extinct ...

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

LONDON — They were all wiped out before science had a chance to discover them, but only the dodo’s name has lived on. However, experts have now been able to reconstruct the appearance of dozens of ...

Scientists in Mauritius have said they have unearthed a wealth of dodo bones and other remains that could contain clues about how the giant bird became extinct. Most theories blame early settlers who ...

The company seeking to bring back the woolly mammoth and other long-gone animals such as the dodo also wants to make sure schoolchildren's interest in science doesn't go extinct. Colossal Laboratories ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Extinct creatures both cuddly and nasty have been brought to life with 3D computer technology as nature documentary maker David Attenborough turns his attentions to fossils and ...