In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

The idea began in May when comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” invited teams to pitch why they ...

Despite multiple attempts to resurrect woolly mammoths, the ancient animal species currently remains very much extinct.Their last known population—a group isolated by rising sea levels on ...

Company creates 'woolly mouse' in quest to bring back mammoths. Turns out, it's really cute. "They are much cuter than we thought they would be," Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal, told USA ...

It’s one small step for mice, one giant leap for mammoth-kind. Scientists endeavoring to “de-extinct” woolly mammoths through genetic modification have taken a meaningful step toward ...

The quest to resurrect the woolly mammoth has taken another step forward, with the creation of the Colossal Woolly Mouse. The lab-made rodents have been genetically altered to possess key physical ...

The woolly mammoth’s DNA is a 99.6 percent match of the Asian elephant, which leads Colossal to believe it’s well on its way toward achieving its goal. “In the minds of many, this creature ...

Traces of ancient hormones were detected in the tusks of a woolly mammoth that lived more than 33,000 years ago, revealing that the now-extinct creatures had episodes of raging testosterone.