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In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, science writer Henry Gee considers how long we’ve got, and how we can extend our ...
Just because scientists claim they have now brought back the extinct dire wolf, should we consider ‘bringing back’ more extinct species, or is it best to let sleeping dogs lie?
In the US, a bridge across a major 10-lane high speed freeway is being built at a cost of more than US$100 million so that ...
Scientists warn that the dire wolf could bring "unintended consequences." "We are modifying creatures in new ways. Should we ...
The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...
Colossal Biosciences, the company that made headlines years back for claims they wanted to revive the woolly mammoth, say ...
Scientists are working these days to bring back creatures from the past that either went extinct due to the environment or at ...
Editing all of these is, for now, impossible ... the genome of a gray wolf to mimic key traits of the extinct dire wolf. The resulting animals may look the part, but with so few changes, they ...
There was a lot of hype about an American company's announcement about ancient dire wolves. It raises questions about the bid ...
Environmentalists claim a proposed White House rule is an ‘invitation to drive America’s most imperiled wildlife closer to ...
A gray wolf isn’t a dire wolf, and a failed attempt at a chaotic tariff plan that could sink the U.S. dollar isn’t the “art ...
These animal species overcame ... Declared extinct after rats invaded its habitat, this unique insect was rediscovered in 2001. Conservationists are now working to reintroduce it to its native ...