The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

The tragic news of the loss of the world's last remaining northern white rhino begs the question: Can it be brought back?

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 ...

Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences used genetic editing techniques to alter 20 genes of gray wolves (pictured above) to express certain characteristics of ancient dire wolves. The company says ...

It’s not just about fewer animals: some species are gone entirely. While the word “extinct” might conjure images of dinosaurs, many creatures have disappeared just in the last few decades. These ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

Quick Take The Extinct Animal Graveyard at the Bronx Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo features 11 globally extinct species represented by headstones and last-seen dates. It sits on a shaded lawn near the Mouse ...

Imagine if scientists could reach back through time and recover the genetic blueprints of species that vanished thousands of years ago, then use those ancient instructions to rebuild lost traits in ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...