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 ...

Rather than resurrect extinct species, cloning technology could save those at risk of dying out, like the red wolf, but only with solid conservation efforts and habitat protections ...

From saber-toothed cats to dire wolves, North America was once home to terrifying predators now long extinct. But with advances in genetic technology, some scientists believe these apex hunters could ...

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 ...

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...

Colossal Biosciences revealed recently it had born three pups using the ancient DNA of the dire wolf, which went extinct ...

The much-publicized introduction of genetically modified cubs that share features of extinct dire wolves sparked claims ...

I called RFK Jr. an "extinction-level" threat to US biomedical science and public health. That extinction is under way.

Colossal Biosciences, the company that made headlines years back for claims they wanted to revive the woolly mammoth, say ...

A company recently claimed it revived an extinct species, launching a debate across scientific and conservation communities.

The new analysis, published Tuesday in the journal Current Biology, adds to a growing body of evidence that the dinosaurs ...

A scientific breakthrough for global conservation efforts revived a species extinct for 12,500 years and also allowed for the successful birth of four critically endangered red wolves.