The role of these "enemies"—namely, foxes and feral cats—in driving dozens of Australia's animals towards extinction has ...

Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.

(NEXSTAR) — This week, a Texas-based biosciences company, which aims to “de-extinct” animal species of the past (and ones ...

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a species that went extinct about 13,000 years ago.

The company that claims to have "resurrected" the dire wolf has its sights set on the woolly mammoth, dodo bird and Tasmanian ...

"It was a human-driven extinction – European settlers came to Australia and brutally obliterated this animal," says Andrew Pask, a geneticist at the University of Melbourne. Pask is leading a ...

There was a lot of hype about an American company's announcement about ancient dire wolves. It raises questions about the bid ...

In 2001, it was confirmed that specimens were surviving there. Two pairs were taken to Australia for breeding, a step ...