The dire wolf, a large, wolflike species that went extinct about 12,000 years ago, has been in the news after biotech company Colossal claimed to have resurrected it using cloning and gene-editing ...

American bald eagles need towering trees to raise young. Blanding’s turtles thrive in undisturbed freshwater habitats. Presidio manzanita, an evergreen shrub, requires unusual serpentine soils to grow ...

The Trump administration is trumpeting a biotech company’s claim of reviving a long-lost wolf as an argument for slashing endangered species protections. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences said Monday ...

Imagine walking through the Amazon and realizing the animals that make it magical might not be there for your kids to see. For many, the Amazon is a place of great mystery, a place where one’s ...

A fish species thought to be extinct has suddenly been found in a small pond in Bolivia. The rare seasonal killifish, Moema ...

The peanut-sized mollusks' comeback is credited to a decades-long conservation program led by the Zoological Society of London London Zoo A tiny, rare creature is no longer extinct. The Partula ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Erwin, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Have you been hearing ...

As the Trump administration slashes funding for health, energy and climate research, there’s one science the administration is promoting: de-extinction. Earlier this month, a biotechnology company ...

At least 35,765 species are threatened with extinction. An update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has declared 31 animal and plant species ...

The Trump administration is trumpeting a biotech company’s claim of reviving a long-lost wolf as an argument for slashing endangered species protections. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences said Monday ...