Extinction

Colossal Biosciences bold announcements about its project to replicate dire wolf traits have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down

As conservation targets, fungi aren’t as appealing as giant pandas. But these scientists explain that the health of Earth’s fungal species is critically important.

There are so many species facing extinction—but today we’re telling stories about the animals making a comeback and the conservationists working hard to help.

A tall cactus found only in Florida’s Key Largo is the U.S.’s first species to go extinct from sea-level rise

A container port the Indian government plans for this remote island threatens unique Indigenous cultures and biodiversity

Is baby Skynet already here? We need robust laws now to withstand eliminating humans from nuclear decision-making

The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters, has sparked a new pilot program to preserve the tissues of hundreds of endangered species “just in case”

A newly identified “chicken from hell” species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit

There are 856 mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species currently missing—but researchers continue to search

The massive ancient ape Gigantopithecus blacki disappeared in a mystery that scientists are eager to crack

AI will become inscrutable and uncontrollable. We need to stop AI development until we have a necessary safety conversation

The iridescent, blind De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 and later declared officially lost. But scientists have since rediscovered it by tracking its environmental DNA