Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...

Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest invertebrates ever.

WASHINGTON — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led ...

Museum drawers have revealed the fossilised remains of extinct giant echidnas, some as large as dogs. These discoveries shed ...

If there are two things you picture when you hear the word “kangaroo,” chances are it’s either a mama with a joey in her pouch or their propensity to hop across the Outback. It’s daunting enough that ...

Around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, the Earth lost many of its largest animals. These were not just slightly bigger versions of today’s wildlife, but true giants. There were saber-toothed cats with ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Earlier this year, scientists at the Texas-based Colossal Biosciences boldly announced the “world’s first de-extinction” by bringing back the long ...