Woolly mammoths - which have been extinct for thousands of years - could soon be brought back to life, with scientists setting their sights on 'de-extincting' the ancient elephant species ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Biotech company Colossal, which is attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth, has reached a milestone − and a very cute one at that: the woolly mouse. The Colossal Woolly Mouse, born in ...

Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?

It’s one small step for mice, one giant leap for mammoth-kind. Scientists endeavoring to “de-extinct” woolly mammoths through genetic modification have taken a meaningful step toward ...

This week, meet orphan elephants that could lead to hybrid mammoths, discover a planet with a possible sibling, encounter an ancient type of mortal combat, and more.

To create the woolly mice, Colossal began by analysing 121 mammoth and elephant genomes, including those for Asian and African elephants. Comparing the genomes, the scientists identified the core ...

The woolly mammoth’s DNA is a 99.6% match of the Asian elephant, which leads Colossal to believe it’s well on its way toward achieving its goal.

Though woolly mammoths, a.k.a. cold-tolerant elephant-mammoth hybrids, are still a ways off, the two woolly mice leapfrogging each other in a tank in Dallas are small breakthroughs for Colossal.

Woolly mammoths have become the poster child for de-extinction. The giant land mammals have long held our intrigue and ...