Read about the Jurassic extinction event that wiped out many species at the beginning of this Period and led to the rise of the dinosaurs.

A research group led by Nagoya University in Japan has discovered a new tissue in plants that is essential for seed formation ...

April 8, 2025 • Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of ...

Small fossils show mammals moved to the ground before the dinosaurs vanished. New plants changed habitats, giving better food ...

Long before the asteroid hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, many mammals had already started living on the ground, ...

As the warmer weather beckons, thoughts turn to gardening, whether for food, beauty or both. On Thursday evening, pollinator ...

I wrote on plunger pollination and other strategies plants employ to achieve out-crossing, which mixes genes of two parent ...

By contrasting these ancient fossils with the structures of modern mammal limbs, the scientists were able to understand how the animals' physical ... of flowering plants (angiosperms), new and ...

Unprecedented numbers of emaciated dugongs have washed up dead along Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast over the past three years, ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge ...

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De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.