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 ...

In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences are partnering to “de-extinct” the centuries-extinct New Zealand ...

One does not simply bring back an entire extinct bird species — at least, not without Peter Jackson’s help. Colossal Biosciences announced on Tuesday that it had partnered with the Lord of the Rings ...

WASHINGTON — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led ...

The dire wolf is once again stirring public fascination, this time on TikTok, after photos of three restored pups — Romulus, Remus and their sister Khaleesi — went viral. The canines have not only ...

Scientists are exploring de-extinction for the moa, a giant flightless bird that vanished 600 years ago. Advanced genetic science aims to reconstruct its DNA and reintroduce similar birds, merging ...