Deep in a remote Samoan rainforest, field researchers have just confirmed something many biologists had quietly stopped ...

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out in just a few decades, the dodo has become a symbol of extinction and ...

A genetic engineering company has bold plans to “de-extinct” and “re-wild” the dodo bird — centuries after the flightless fowl waddled the planet. Colossal Biosciences unveiled Tuesday its “Jurassic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The manumea was hunted to the brink of extinction. To bring the endangered dodo relative back, ...

After years of silence, Samoa’s elusive manumea has been sighted again in remote forests, offering fragile hope for the ...

Not content with aiming to resurrect the woolly mammoth and the thylacine, Colossal Biosciences has now announced the third animal on its de-extinction list – the dodo. This comes on the heels of a ...

Together, the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and Colossal will also collaborate to restore critical ecosystems in Mauritius, genetically rescue the Pink Pigeon, and advance research and technological ...

Dodo dry forest scene shows the habitat in which the dodo lived along with other species native to Mauritius. Artwork by Julian Pender Hume. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

Hidden in the depths of sugarcane plantations, the marshlands of Mare-aux-Songes in Mauritius have been forgotten for centuries. But the recent discovery of a mass grave of dodos, the extinct ...

Colossal is a company that got its start with a splashy announcement about plans to do something that many scientists consider impossible with current technology, all in the service of creating a ...