New plankton arrived just a few millennia — maybe even decades — after the Chicxulub asteroid, forcing a rethink of evolution ...

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, which has produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves and the woolly mouse, seeks to bring back extinct species.

The animal is considered the world's rarest primate.

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One reason for the decline in extinction rates is the growing momentum of conservation efforts. Multiple species have been saved from extinction by habitat protections, breeding programs, and legal ...

Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a ...

An animatronic dire wolf looks around then tilts its head to greet you in the lobby. An animated megalodon shark circles its ...

Once nearly extinct in Idaho’s Kootenai River, burbot rebounded thanks to conservation, tribal leadership, and long-term ...

Scientists are rethinking extinction risk as studies reveal how shrinking populations disrupt social connections that many animals depend on.