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There’s No ‘Undo’ Button for Extinct Species
When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous ...
'Extremely rare' unidentified fossil sitting in museum is a new extinct species
For decades, an "extremely rare" fossil sat unidentified in Japan's Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in ...
Dire wolf scientists should know “de-extinction” is a fool’s errand (Opinion)
To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered ...
An Artist Honors Extinct Plants and Animals at New York’s Swiss Institute
In an East Village gallery, K Allado-McDowell has created an audiovisual tribute to species we have lost as a rehearsal for a ...
'Living Fossil' Fish Species Once Thought Extinct for 70 Million Years Photographed in Rare Sighting
The Indonesian coelacanth, a fish once thought to be extinct for 70 million years, was discovered alive in greater numbers ...
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Why Did Some Dinosaurs Go Extinct Before the Asteroid?
An asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous Period ended the dinosaurs, but earlier smaller extinctions dramatically set the ...
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‘De-extinction’ is a fool’s errand
Earlier this year, to breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences claimed to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism ...
Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii
The species was named Tacola kamitanii in honor of Kiyoshi Kamitani, the discoverer of the fossil. This naming pays tribute ...
After Dire Wolves Are Resurrected, Trump Administration Says U.S. Endangered Species List Should 'Go Extinct'
After biotechnology and genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences said it successfully created three dire wolf puppies earlier this week, the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum shared his ...
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Scientists rediscover rare species thought to be extinct with help from specially trained dogs: 'A career highlight'
As part of a program run by Zoos Victoria in Australia, Daisy and her canine teammate, Kip, have been on a mission to locate ...
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Officials celebrate as species nearly hunted to extinction makes historic comeback: 'The things they can do are amazing'
"Nature's Swiss army knife." Officials celebrate as species nearly hunted to extinction makes historic comeback: 'The things ...
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Grasshopper species presumed extinct for 43 years was recently rediscovered
A grasshopper thought extinct since 1980 was found alive in Cape Verde. Scientists call it a living fossil and urge ...