The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry.

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

In a bold and ambitious attempt to reverse extinction, Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based de-extinction company, is spearheading efforts to bring back iconic species that once roamed the Earth. The ...

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a strange song drew scientists to a new species of bird, the first of its kind ...

After the birth of three pups has been called the "de-extinction" of a species not seen on Earth in more than 10,000 years, the company that made it possible has it sights set on resurrecting more ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based science company, announced on Wednesday that it is working to bring back the dodo bird from extinction using genetic engineering. The dodo bird, which has been ...

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

For the first time since it went extinct more than 300 years ago, the return of the dodo has edged closer to reality after scientists declared a breakthrough that could see the bird roam Mauritius ...

(CNN) - A Texas company says it’s a step closer to bringing back the dodo bird from extinction. The dodo bird has been extinct for about 400 years. Wednesday, Colossal Biosciences announced that it is ...

View post: REI's Packable Down Jacket Is on Sale for $77, but Only for a Few More Days Colossal Biosciences aims to rewrite history as they work to resurrect extinct species – and their sights are set ...

(CNN) — A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years ago and became the poster child for extinction, has made some headway, according to ...