zoos today want to ensure that animals living longer due to advancements in veterinary care can age gracefully, said Martín Zordan, the CEO of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, or WAZA.

So, what extinct species could be brought back to life next? Let’s take a look. The woolly mammoth, a symbol of Ice Age animals, is one of Colossal’s main projects. Using genetic editing, scientists ...

After the announcement yesterday, I interviewed Colossal Biosciences’ CEO Ben Lamm and Beth Shapiro, an evolutionary biologist who specializes in the genetics of ice age animals and plants.

Pictures of the necropsy show a team of scientists huddled around the 397-pound animal, which closely resembles a modern baby elephant. The creature’s mouth was open, and her trunk was curled as ...

The team extracted genetic material from two dire wolf fossils: a 13,000-year-old tooth from Ohio and a 72,000-year-old skull from Idaho. (Photo: Colossal Bioscience) Defying extinction is now ...

New research reveals that post-ice age sea levels rose over a meter per century during key periods and totaled about 38 meters, informing current climate projections. New geological data has provided ...

It could hunt big animals and live alongside other species. Their powerful bodies made dire wolves strong predators. These carnivores hunted large Ice Age animals like bison, horses and possibly ...

The Ice Age, a period characterized by the extensive spread of ice sheets across the Earth, was home to a fascinating array of megafauna. Among these colossal creatures were two iconic species: the ...

Their extinction coincided with the disappearance of many large Ice Age animals, perhaps hastened by early human hunters. Pictured at one month, Remus is now six months old. Colossal Pictured at ...

Colossal Biosciences, the genetic engineering company working to bring back the woolly mammoth, has actually already brought back one of its extinct Ice Age cohabitants: the dire wolf. The Dallas ...

Recently, an exciting discovery in North Dakota has offered just such a glimpse into the past with the unearthing of an Ice-Age mammal. This finding has thrilled paleontologists and sparked renewed ...