The Airavateshvara Temple, built during the 11th-12th century in Tamil Nadu, features an ancient optical illusion. The ...

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Scientists created transgenic mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But does it really bring us closer to bringing back woolly mammoths?

They fit just inside the palm of your hand. They’re blondish-brown and incredibly fluffy. They’ve got a tail as long as their ...

We will discover new tools, new ways that we can help species that are still alive but in danger of becoming extinct.” ...

Full of wonder and charm, these little giants stumble through their world with wide eyes and playful hearts, capturing the essence of innocence in the wild. Find out more about baby elephants in this ...

Scientists at Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences genetically engineered mice to have woolly mammoth-like traits. Shannon Horning/ SciTech Editor Scientists at Colossal Laboratories and ...

A longstanding question in evolutionary biology is how sexual selection influences how entire genomes develop. Sexual ...

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 ...

Traits such as confidence are rewarded as they grow up, but qualities such as empathy aren’t. Childhood trauma or neglect can also lead to narcissism. There’s no gene for NPD. You aren’t ...

Hassan: The carcass of a 25-year-old elephant was found in farmland in Arkalgud taluk in Hassan on Saturday. The forest department officials suspect that the animal might have died of electric ...

Pic: Colossal Biosciences/AP The company now plans to genetically modify Asian elephants to give them woolly mammoth traits - but critics have argued that this is different from actually bringing ...