Scientists Debate Claim That “Extinct” Dire Wolves Are Back ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 ...

Roman Uchytel is a Ukrainian paleontologist and graphic designer who recreates prehistoric fauna, providing an interesting scale comparison of our ancestors' features. He contrasts the sizes of ...

Picture this: you’re a scientist digging near the Amazon rainforest, and you pull a jawbone out of the ground that looks so ...

A biotech company says CRISPR could revive extinct animals like the dodo and mammoth — but many scientists remain skeptical.

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have identified a new species of extinct rhinoceros, named Epiatheracerium ...

Scientists have confirmed that two marsupial species, known only from ancient fossils for more than 7,000 years, are still ...

The koalas clambering around eucalyptus canopies may be cuddly herbivores, but their extinct relatives were horrifying predators. The charismatic marsupials are the closest living relatives of ...

Islands are natural laboratories where evolution can run rampant as plants and animals adapt to new environmental conditions and vacancies in the ecosystem. This creates all manner of unique animals, ...