Colossal Biosciences, powered by AI and amplified by Hollywood's megaphone, is proving that the story of extinction doesn't ...

When not traveling, Lamm is home for dinner and his son’s bedtime routine. “His new favorite toy is a wooden alligator. We ...

Does the recent birth of wooly mice and dire wolf pups mean that “de-extinction” is a real thing now? And why would we want ...

Woolly mammoths have become the poster child for de-extinction. The giant land mammals have long held our intrigue and fascination.

A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that ...

The term de-extinction is inaccurate, but conservation is still the best way to achieve its stated goals. We need to save the ...

Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh invested $15 million in Colossal Biosciences to bring ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says Ngāi Tahu archaeologist Kyle Davis, who is working on the moa de-extinction ...

In early modern Europe, mammoth fossils were famously interpreted as the bones of unicorns and giants before being recognized ...

Colossal made a splash in 2021 when it unveiled an ambitious plan to revive the woolly mammoth and later the dodo bird. Since then, the company focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals ...

WASHINGTON — Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically ...