On a shrub-covered dune in San Francisco’s Presidio, biologist Durrell Kapan and a group of volunteers huddle around a tiny plastic condiment container placed delicately amid a cluster of ...

Much of the debate around this issue has centered on whether gene-edited gray wolves can be accurately called "dire wolves" and if their creation can truly be considered "de-extinction." "It's ...

It’s forcing the human race into what evolutionary biologists call a “bottleneck” — a period of rapid pressure that threatens cultures, customs and peoples with extinction. When college ...

But some activists and scientists have pointed out the dubious nature of these claims, criticizing the murky science of de-extinction. To date, there has only been one successful attempt to bring ...

The Dallas, Texas-based biotech company revealed Monday the recent successful birth of three dire wolf puppies, a major step in proving the viability of Colossal's "de-extinction technologies" and ...

On Monday, biotech company Colossal announced what it views as its first successful de-extinction: the dire wolf. These large predators were lost during the Late Pleistocene extinctions that ...

“Look Alive” and “Extinction Burst,” the two new Straw Man Army tracks, manage to be nervous and meditative at the same time. “Look Alive” has a krautrock-ish beat, intricately ...

The genome of the extinct thylacine has been nearly completely sequenced, de-extinction company Colossal has announced. It says the genome is more than 99.9 per cent complete, with just 45 gaps ...

It comes from my absolute favorite mass-extinction event—yes, I have a favorite mass-extinction event—and holding it is like holding that extinction in my hand and touching the black process ...

Extinction is a natural byproduct of life and evolution, but an alarming number of species have entered the dustbin of history thanks to human activity — which is anything but natural. "The ...

Now, we stand on the brink of an ambitious new era in how humans may transfigure life around us: by pursuing the science of de-extinction, or the resurrection of species once lost to this world.

The NYPD confirmed Monday that 13 members of the New York City chapter of Extinction Rebellion were arrested at the two museums Saturday, though it was not immediately clear how many were arrested ...