Learn the key difference between endangered and extinct species, and why it matters for conservation and biodiversity.

The firm has grown “primordial germ cells” (early embryonic cells) from Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, ...

One of the most intriguing and intricate mysteries in paleontology is the disappearance of North America's giant mammals, or ...

Madagascar was once home to the elephant bird, the largest bird species ever known, standing over three metres tall and ...

This is a story about a bird and a family. But this is no ordinary bird, and this is no ordinary family. Spix’s macaw, a ...

Four centuries after the bird's extinction coined the phrase, a Texan biotech company is experimenting on cells from one of ...

Scientists knew almost nothing about how ebony trees, used for guitars and piano keys, grow. A new study reveals the secret ...

The rationale often is the survival of the fittest, especially when food is short and the parents are hard-pressed to feed a ...

“The persistent effects of colonialism have long been the elephant in the room when it comes to the ongoing climate and ...

Colossal Biosciences aims to rewrite history as they work to resurrect extinct species – and their sights are set on the ...

New findings from the humble pigeon may help in an ambitious project to bring back the dodo, an extinct flightless bird, ...