It’s forcing the human race into what evolutionary biologists call a “bottleneck” — a period of rapid pressure that threatens cultures, customs and peoples with extinction. When college ...

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 ...

The breakthrough has been achieved by Colossal Biosciences, a multibillion-dollar United States company that claims their goal is to restore biodiversity through the de-extinction of species.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From Lise Davidsen’s rare Senta to rediscovered Boult and radiant Ravel, these are the recordings that define this month’s listening Thanks for exploring the Gramophone website. Sign up for a free ...

“The ZiG is fast going into extinction,” Imara Asset Management Chief Executive Officer John Legat and Chief Investment Officer Shelton Sibanda wrote in a note to clients. Its demise won’t ...

Centralised air-conditioning causes discomfort in offices. Employees experience temperature fluctuations. Some feel cold, others feel hot. The one-size-fits-all approach is the problem.

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus)—a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago. The breakthrough has been ...

species, including birds, occupying the highest altitudes could be left with nowhere to go, making them the most prone to extinction.

I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, a term that’s routinely applied to radically different idioms across more than 1,000 years of ...

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025.

Experts from Japan predict the sun will destroy all life on Earth no later than the year 1,000,002,021 as supercomputers set the clock ticking on humanity. It's a known fact that Earth's local ...