When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous ...

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered ...

Revive the woolly mammoth1? It is an utterly mad idea. The furry pachyderm with the twisty tusks that went extinct 4,000 ...

After decades in the dark, the fungal kingdom — the second largest after animals — is having a moment in the limelight ... That means we "know almost nothing about most of them and some may go extinct ...

Devon’s UK Wild Otter Trust is rescuing otters across the UK—but rising costs and long rehab times mean every donation could ...

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered ...

open image in gallery Caspian seals have been listed as an endangered species since 2008. Researchers say climate change could further impact their survival and their Caspian Sea home (©Central ...

Shutterstock Image You may not have known that some of the most beloved animals came close to no longer existing. Luckily, ...

The habitat of one of the world’s cutest endangered animals is being threatened by human-caused climate change. The Caspian seal is the only marine mammal found in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea.

Are the newborn pups recently touted by Colossal Biosciences a vanity project backed by billions, or the future of animal conservation?