Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...
Early mammals were all one color, study suggests
The new research is the first to look back at early mammals in full color. Using advanced fossil imaging methods and a ...
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As scientists work to resurrect extinct animals, a paleogeneticist warns species like moa need to be trademarked
Colossal Biosciences is interested in resurrecting New Zealand’s extinct species like the moa and ... anything,” Dickison said. “We are all getting very sceptical, waiting for them to ...
Science Daily1d
Conservation efforts are bringing species back from the brink, even as overall biodiversity falls
A major review of over 67,000 animal species has found that while the natural world continues to face a biodiversity crisis, targeted conservation efforts are helping bring many species back from the ...
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Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth
Since then, the company has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA ... said Colossal's ...
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Sharks in peril: Industrial fishing pushes one-third of species toward extinction
Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.
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7 Bizarre Species Of Humans That Went Extinct
Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than ...
Sciencing on MSN5d
Ohio's Rare Animal Species You Didn't Know Went Extinct
There are many lesser-known facts about Ohio, and one of the more unfortunate is a rare animal species that went extinct ...
CBS News15d
"Colossal woolly mouse" created by scientists in effort to reconstruct the woolly mammoth
Colossal has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient DNA ... but "we put them all together in a single mouse." They picked the two traits because these mutations ...
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Guam's endemic kingfisher thrives in new wild home after decades in captivity
All nine Guam kingfishers released on Palmyra Atoll last September are alive and thriving in their new environment, marking a ...
The Durango Herald16d
Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth
Since then, the company has focused on identifying key traits of extinct animals by studying ancient ... but “we put them all together in a single mouse.” They picked the two traits because ...
‘I’m trying to bring woolly mammoths back to life - these mice could hold the key'
The last woolly mammoth died on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean around 3,500 years ago, and the idea of bringing them ...