"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's swampiest corners for millions of years. But their evolutionary history tells a ...

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...

Many know about dire wolves from “Game of Thrones.” But the animals are real, and a North Texas company helped being them back from extinction.

Scientists warn that the dire wolf could bring "unintended consequences." "We are modifying creatures in new ways. Should we ...

A company recently claimed it revived an extinct species, launching a debate across scientific and conservation communities.

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

The possibility of the return of the dire wolf has set the internet aflutter with more talk about the idea of a real ...

Colossal Biosciences’ Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi might have broken the internet, but a lot of that is becoming what ...

Scientific Resurrection Even before the dawn of civilization, many species went extinct, usually from a mix of climate warming at the end of the Ice Age, and over-hunting or competition with early ...

But some activists and scientists have pointed out the dubious nature of these claims, criticizing the murky science of ...