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 ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

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

When an animal moves from the endangered species list to being officially extinct, it's undeniably a sad day. The creature ...

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 ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...