The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change​ pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...

Lonesome Larry became a symbol of one federally protected species.

In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species that evolution also involved a return trip. Dozens ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

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 ...

Threats, Recovery Stories, and How We Can Help Across the globe, endangered species face a web of threats that undermine ecosystems and the services they provide. This piece explains the main ...

The late 1900s were a time of rapid change for our planet, and unfortunately, some of its most unique inhabitants did not survive. Between the 1980s and 1990s, several animal species disappeared ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...

Great news has emerged from Victoria, Australia, as a once-extinct fish, the olive perchlet, has been released back into the wild for the first time since the species' last sighting in 1929.