The last thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in captivity in 1936.(Image credit: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), ...

Once considered a lost species, this carnivorous marsupial, officially known as the thylacine, could soon make a comeback thanks to groundbreaking adv ...

Scientists are pushing the boundaries of what's possible by attempting to bring extinct species back to life. But is this a scientific breakthrough or an ethical nightmare? The debate over ...

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm reaffirmed that the company has no plans to create a real-life Jurassic Park — and said that humanity must invest in de-extinction tech.

For nearly a century, the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, has been considered lost to history—a victim of hunting, habitat ...

Colossal Biosciences genetically engineered a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. The milestone could inform human gene therapy.

Scientists recovered RNA from a 110-year-old Tasmanian tiger head, advancing gene editing and de-extinction efforts to bring ...

Cloning the mammoth is impossible. What is left of the giant mammal is found in fragments, echoes of the past. Instead of a complete replica, Colossal aims to piece together DNA from other animals ...

On Tuesday, the team behind the plan to bring mammoth-like animals back to the tundra announced the creation of what it is ...

The little rodents' genes were edited to exhibit traits associated with a woolly mammoth genome—including fluffy, dirty-blonde fur.