Scientists are exploring de-extinction for the moa, a giant flightless bird that vanished 600 years ago. Advanced genetic science aims to reconstruct...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, not long after humans...

The moa were a group of giant flightless birds that lived in New Zealand. They disappeared from Earth about 600 years ago, not long after humans...

The recent release of eighteen Takahē birds in the Lake Whakatipu Waimāori Valley on New Zealand’s South Island holds immense significance....

The recent release of eighteen Takahē birds in the Lake Whakatipu Waimāori Valley on New Zealand’s South Island holds immense significance....

Scientists have recently obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five...

Scientists have recently obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five...

A flutter of blue and yellow darts through a field in late May. Trees, shrubs and summer flowers fill the landscape. A blue-winged...

The South American lungfish genome, the largest animal genome sequenced at 91 billion base pairs, has been fully decoded. This breakthrough offers...

The South American lungfish genome, the largest animal genome sequenced at 91 billion base pairs, has been fully decoded. This breakthrough offers...