WOOLLY mammoths are a step closer to coming back from the dead after RNA from a 39,000-year-old carcass was found. The Ice ...

For most of human history, extinction has been understood as an immutable fact of nature—a one-way door that, once closed, could never be reopened. Species disappear, their genetic innovations vanish ...

What is known as biodiversity is dying out in the western part of the US. Global warming is causing the migration and extinction of certain species. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-In-Chief of ...

Dire wolves were massive and highly intelligent animals nearly the size of a small horse, capable of ripping a man’s arm off as easily as a dog kills a rat. They lived in cold regions in a place ...

A study has thrown new light on the sixth mass extinction event that may be taking place right now. The outlook may be more ...

With much controversy swirling around Colossal's proxy dire wolves, we spoke with the company's CEO to find out how these animals were created and what so-called de-extinction technology could mean ...

Earth's largest mass extinction occurred about 252 million years ago, wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial life, ...

Bees. Among the most hardworking and organized insects in the entire world. They are appreciated and loved by doctors for the ...

There are over 150,000 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Of those species, over 42,000 are threatened with extinction. On that list are 17,903 marine species that ...

Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...