If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record. Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. Scientists ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow. More than 1,500 species, or 15% of the ...

Recent advancements in genetic engineering have made it possible for scientists to revive species on the brink of extinction. A team of geneticists has successfully brought back a near-extinct ...

Sightings of the iconic species have been sparse since the early 20th century. The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company ...

On a lawn inside the Bronx Zoo, rows of headstones display multiple animal species, making for an eerie display during the ...

Biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences used genetic editing techniques to alter 20 genes of gray wolves (pictured above) to express certain characteristics of ancient dire wolves. The company says ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, during the late Pleistocene, many large animal species were simply erased from the planet during a widespread extinction. In Australia, nearly two dozen kangaroo ...

Hidden in Bolivia’s seasonal wetlands, a small fish that scientists had written off as extinct for more than two decades has surfaced alive, vivid, and unexpectedly resilient. Its return from presumed ...