Lazarus taxa, where a species is declared extinct but later learned to be alive and kicking, is the reason people think the ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data. Researchers found that species losses peaked about a century ago and have ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study. A team of archaeologists recently examined animal bones at sites dating to the waning years of ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...