A proposed rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would change the definition of “harm” to an endangered species, ...

The Trump administration intends to overhaul the Endangered Species Act by changing what it means to harm an endangered or ...

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The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

This week, solve the mystery of an ancient human ancestor’s fossil, meet a new generation of dire wolves, spy April’s full moon, and more.

Scientists warn that the dire wolf could bring "unintended consequences." "We are modifying creatures in new ways. Should we ...

Colossal Biosciences, the company that made headlines years back for claims they wanted to revive the woolly mammoth, say ...

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...

Earlier this week, Colossal Biosciences, the world’s only de-extinction company, announced that they have brought the Dire ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal ...