The dodo’s extinction is often misunderstood. From habitat loss to human intervention, find out what really led to the bird's ...

Colossal Biosciences, using a new gene editing technology, recently announced the de-extinction of the dire wolf: “After a 10,000-plus-year absence, our team is proud to return the dire wolf to its ...

The cover of Time Magazine’s May edition features a striking image of a large, white wolf. Above it, the word “extinct” in ...

There are so many animals that have gone extinct through the ages that we’re choosing to focus just on creatures that went ...

T he dodo has become an enduring symbol of humanity’s role in driving species to extinction. By the late 17th century, European colonizers had wiped this flightless bird from the planet. Practically ...

Many know about dire wolves from “Game of Thrones.” But the animals are real, and a North Texas company helped being them ...

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

Understandably, this has generated a lot of “Jurassic Park”-like excitement, and the press coverage has been intense. One ...

Shapiro believes that we owe this to both the Earth and to ourselves. "Conservation isn't just about saving species, but ...

What extinct animal would be the most fun to bring back? The dodo. It's very silly looking and has several really weird traits: It can't fly, it retains juvenile characteristics and—obviously ...