Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get — and the more of a difference you’ll make.

And then there’s African elephants – the largest land animals ... endangered Grevy’s zebras, 512 wildebeest, 51 buffalo, 12 giraffes and a rhino in the same period. In November 2022, WWF-Kenya ...

Colossal Biosciences made a surprise announcement Monday, claiming it had brought the dire wolf back from the dead, achieving ...

More than 12,500 years ago, the dire wolf died out, but now, the species has been brought back to life by scientists from ...

Colossal Biosciences claims it has revived an extinct species, but scientists outside the company are skeptical.

They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when ...

This article originally appeared on pages 6 and 7 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer The Center for Public Service (CPS) at ...

Three white puppies were born in the last six months, each through surrogate domestic dogs who had no idea they were carrying an extinct species.

Using CRISPR technology, a company called Colossal says it has de-extincted a wolf species last seen thousands of years ago.

Pioneers in the science of "de-extinction," an American company has announced the births of three pups whose genes resemble ...

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences said it has brought back the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct 10,000 years ago, ...