In a perfect world, we'd still be co-existing with the dodo, woolly mammoth, and quagga, but sadly, these are among the 900+ extinct animal species. Climate change, pollution, and human predation are ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

In this video, discover 10 good news stories about animals, including: - Comeback of the Smallest Snake in the World - The Blue Iguana is Back from Extinction - Gecko Species No Longer Extinct - The L ...

True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

A ‘MAGNIFICENT’ blue beast that hasn’t walked the Earth for over 200 YEARS is on the brink of being revived. Speaking to The ...

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 ...

Should we bring back extinct animals? Wrong question. Why are we bringing back extinct animals when we have animals, plants, and fungi that are going extinct now, daily? By 2050, up to half of all ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Higashijima Island doesn’t look like much ...

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 ...