Once abundant on the island of Mauritius, the Dodo bird became an iconic symbol of extinction due to human actions. This ...

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out ...

Since last being sighted in 1662, the dodo has become the symbol of extinction.

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we have distorted what the dodo was really like.

The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson.

Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh invested $15 million in Colossal Biosciences to bring ...

In this video, we explore what makes this bird so unique, from its iridescent feathers to its island lifestyle, and explain how it’s considered the closest living relative of the extinct dodo.

The term de-extinction is inaccurate, but conservation is still the best way to achieve its stated goals. We need to save the ...

The Oceanic country has been inhabited by numerous strange creatures, some of them already extinct, such as the moa, a wingless but enormous bird, which could grow to be about 3.6 ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says Ngāi Tahu archaeologist Kyle Davis, who is working on the moa de-extinction ...

Somewhere on this planet roam three majestic dire wolves that are nothing short of a miracle, especially given that the last member of their species died out more than 12,500 years ago. The company ...