Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...

Perhaps it stole it from other birds, a behavior known as kleptoparasitism, or raided their nests. Alternatively, it may have taken on a more predatory role and snatched smaller birds out of the air ...

So, what's the deal with this mega-project? Colossal Biosciences, known for its groundbreaking de-extinction efforts (it has even planned for the return of mammoths!), is investing substantial funds ...

Mark Walter, the new owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, is backing one of the most ambitious science projects of the decade: bringing back an extinct bird from the dead. It's called the moa, a giant, ...

Colossal Biosciences is working on bringing back a long-dormant animal, and it has found a partner to help. The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed ...

Where it lives: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and northeastern Australia What it eats: Fruit, seeds, fungi, insects, snails, fish, frogs, small birds, small mammals and carrion Why it's awesome: The ...

A handful of bite marks on a fossil tens of millions of years old speaks to an ancient tussle between two terrifying apex predators. Reading time 2 minutes Sometime between 16 and 11.6 million years ...