Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

A version of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) could make a return someday soon. Colossal Biosciences announced this week several milestones in its quest to bring the extinct species back to life. On ...

Dire wolves were massive and highly intelligent animals nearly the size of a small horse, capable of ripping a man’s arm off as easily as a dog kills a rat. They lived in cold regions in a place ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 ...

Ben Lamm is making the impossible possible, working to bring animals back from extinction. Though it was a difficult feat to accomplish in under five years, his company, Colossal Biosciences, which he ...

A Texas biotech startup is using gene editing to bring back the mammoth and other extinct species. From the shaggy woolly mammoth to the long-lost Steller’s sea cow, Colossal Biosciences is developing ...