Critter spotters are feline good about this one. Biologists were flabbergasted when an elusive animal thought to be extinct ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the charge, has made ...

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed ...

Prehistoric Earth was a terrifying place, with giant, fearsome creatures roaming an equally deadly world of erupting volcanoes and primordial swamps. Survival could be counted in minutes, with a ...

The endangered animal easy was spotted numerous times at Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Thailand ...

Swedish scientists recover RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, revealing gene activity and ancient viruses in extinct ...

Extinct animals which are currently unknown to science could be brought back to life through ancient DNA, researchers believe. At Colossal Biosciences in Texas, scientists are already well on their ...

The process is called ‘de-extinction’, effectively, it is claimed, reversing extinction. These stories also have an optimistic tone. The announcement of a genetically modified Dire wolf raises the ...

In addition to Thailand, flat-headed cats can be found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, according to the Felidae Conservation ...

I’M A Celebrity…South Africa has been slammed by a conservation charity over its use of near-extinct animals in the show’s eating trials. Challenges including Jordan Banjo and Janice Dickinson have ...

When is an extinct animal not extinct? Generally speaking, extinction is forever – debate rages on over the re-emergence of the dire wolf and the Jurassic Park series is still just the stuff of ...

Animal cloning is becoming more common – and cloning extinct species could be on the horizon. Could parks and zoos for these creatures be round the corner? A traveller marvelling at snow leopards in a ...