The world’s rarest marsupial, once thought entirely extinct, may have a second chance for survival, thanks to the DNA in its ...

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Ptilotus senarius photographed in Australia in 2025. (Wikimedia Commons/Aaron Bean) A plant that had not been seen in ...

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Independent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg.

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One of the world's rarest parakeets has seen its numbers surge thanks to a pair of super breeders now responsible for more than 10% of the total population.

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas company trying to bring extinct species back to life, reports creating artificial eggs that ...

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For animator and academic Dr. Jason Kennedy, palaeoart isn't just a hobby. Creating 3D images of prehistoric animals sits at the intersection of science and art, combining fossil analysis, comparisons ...

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 ...