A world where extinct animals are brought back for the betterment of both the planet and mankind may seem like science ...

Just when you think you have a good idea of the mammals that live in North America, another one appears and forces you to ...

"It's every conservationist's dream to help save a whole species – and that's exactly what we've done," said Tamas Papp of ...

At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

An extinct snail found in a Bermuda alleyway led to biologists breeding 100,000 and releasing them back into the wild—and they're thriving.

For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, ...

Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a ...

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 ...

Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to 8 meters. They had smooth trunk-like pillars and ...

Scientists from Oregon State University looked at coastal martens in the town of Klamath for three months ...

Prototaxites taiti’ was not a fungus but an extinct eukaryotic lineage, a study reveals, resolving a mystery that as perplexed experts for centuries.

Colossal Biosciences aims to freeze millions of animal samples in the hope of saving endangered species, or one day resurrecting them.