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Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas, Texas company looking to 'de-extinct' the woolly mammoth is adding an African antelope to ...

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A new Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) challenges longstanding ambiguity in the ...

The bluebuck vanished from the southern tip of Africa around 1800, hunted to extinction only 34 years after European ...

Colossal, the company that brought back the dire wolf and aims to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth and dodo bird, announced its next project: southern Africa's extinct bluebuck.

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David Attenborough has captured and told the stories of nature to millions of people – and inspired scientists and ...

Rare species found around volcanic vents or seamounts on the ocean floor could be put at risk of extinction by deep-sea ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote ...