The new Huayuan biota provides a 'unique window' into the Sinsk mass extinction event.

Colossal Biosciences says it has taken a large leap forward in bringing the extinct dodo bird back to life. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the bioengineering company announced a scientific breakthrough in ...

Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the ...

The real big bird returns. A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that once towered over people. The company, Colossal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinook salmon migrate up the Columbia River in Oregon Chinook salmon migrate up the Columbia River in Oregon. (Dave Alan/Getty ...

The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

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When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: once they collapsed, Earth’s biggest carbon sponge vanished, CO₂ rocketed, and ...

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 85 seconds before midnight. The change was announced by the Bulletin of the Atomic ...

The term “de-extinction” often conjures images of Jurassic Park-style genetic manipulation, complete with ethical dilemmas and ecological chaos. But the reality of functional de-extinction—the ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans ...