Waves of extinction have ripped through life on Earth over and over again during its long history. The non-avian dinosaurs were the last to feel the burn, 66 million years ago, but there have been ...

A wave of new research is forcing paleontologists to reconsider a basic question about life on Earth: when did the first mass ...

The Nez Perce Tribe is applying this science to management of populations below or near the extinction threshold, as well as to public education and long-term science. Nez Perce Fisheries provided me ...

A lost cache of 250-million-year-old fossils from Australia has rewritten part of the story of life after Earth’s worst mass extinction. Instead of a single marine amphibian species, researchers ...

Once-threatened koala populations in parts of Australia are showing surprising signs of genomic recovery, according to a ...

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In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

The model focused on “palaeogeographic context,” meaning the ancient layout of coasts, islands, and seaways. It tested whether coastline orientation and coastline shape predicted extinctions over deep ...

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 ...

A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as ...