A biotechnology company whose goal is to bring back the wooly mammoth says its recent small step is big news. Colossal ...

Earlier this month, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a ...

Last week, science delivered a really cute experimental result. Researchers created a “colossal woolly mouse,” a fluffy rodent that’s purported to be a step on the way to resurrecting woolly mammoths ...

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against ...

Scientists engineered woolly mice to study mammoth traits, raising ethical and ecological concerns about de-extinction.

Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically engineeri ...

We all watch movies like Jurassic Park and Jurassic World and marvel at the possibilities of bringing back animals and ...

Colossal Biosciences just engineered woolly-haired mice in a step toward reviving extinct animals like the woolly mammoth—here's what it means.

Colossal Biosciences has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA, with a goal to genetically "engineer them into living animals," said CEO Ben Lamm.

Woolly mammoths had a slightly shorter version of the gene, which the researchers believe may have contributed to its ...

An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and ...