Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.

The fallout was immediate and severe. Evidence shows that about 70% of species went extinct in a geological instant, and not just those famous dinosaurs that once stalked the land. Masters of the ...

More information: Gregory E. Kaebnick et al, Deliberate extinction by genome modification: An ethical challenge, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adv4045 ...

Functional de-extinction requires sophisticated bioinformatics to identify which genetic variants control which traits, then predict how these variants will interact with existing genetic backgrounds.

Biologists have confirmed the existence of a 200-million-year-old species of egg-laying mammal that has been assumed to be extinct. Suspected footage of Zaglossus attenboroughi -- the long-beaked ...

A beloved space base builder in the vein of Rimworld, Oxygen Not Included DLC The Prehistoric Planet Pack adds dinosaurs and new duplicants.

A surprising discovery has left the scientific community speechless. According to Inkl, a species previously believed to be extinct has been spotted. The unique 200-million-year-old species ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is "the most trafficked mammal in the world" in ...

The Battle to Save the Uyghur Language From Extinction: China’s Plan to Erase a Civilization Uyghur Language Day matters, not just as celebration, but as defiance of the attempt to extinguish ...

Bumblebees, among the most important pollinators, are in trouble. Fuzzy and buzzy, they excel at spreading pollen and fertilizing many types of wild flora, as well as crucial agricultural crops ...

IKITSUKI, Japan — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ‘s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God.

A species of musical insect extinct in the UK has been reintroduced to the country from France, conservationists have said. The Species Recovery Trust released 11 New Forest cicadas this week into ...