In 2002, scientists at Oxford were able to pull out genetic samples, including DNA, from the specimen so that they could ...

Animalia The dodo bird is extinct. This scientist says she can bring it back. The company she works for is betting millions it can realize a once-far-fetched idea of “de-extinction.” ...

The dodo, now long gone, is fixed in society’s imagination as a species seemingly invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct. It's getting an image makeover.

The dodo is one of the most iconic—and misunderstood—extinct animals. Four hundred years after its extinction, the popular narrative remains that the flightless bird was simply too dumb, slow ...

Sir David Attenborough comes face-to-face with the dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans in recorded history. In this extraordinary encounter, he reveals how this long-lost species ...

The dodo wasn’t as daffy a duck as we once thought. Despite their dim reputation, evolutionary biologists have learned that the infamously extinct bird, hunted out of existence by humans in the ...

No doubt, canned meat is fast and convenient. But there are some canned meats you should avoid based on a number of nutritional factors.

Scientists around the world are working to revive ancient cells in order to find new sources of life-saving medicine and even possibly bring back an extinct species, like the dodo bird.

David Attenborough comes face-to-face with a dodo, the first animal driven to extinction by humans.

A skeletal specimen, left, and a reconstruction of the extinct dodo bird on display at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A comprehensive review of dodo science offers new insights ...