Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...

The now extinct moa roamed New Zealand 500 years ago - Colossal Biosciences/AP Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson plans to spend millions on resurrecting a giant flightless bird that was hunted ...

The project, in early stages, aims to bioengineer a moa-like bird while collaborating with Māori leaders and scientists to guide cultural and ecological restoration efforts in New Zealand Critics ...

Oceania is home to a curious and formidable creature, the cassowary. The dinosaur-like giant has earned the title of the world’s deadliest bird.

(CNN) — A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human settlers first arrived on the country’s two main islands. Now, a ...

Colossal Biosciences is working on bringing back a long-dormant animal, and it has found a partner to help. The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to ...

A Texas-based biotech company, with the backing of "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, is staging a comeback for a giant bird that roamed New Zealand centuries ago . Colossal Biosciences, a ...

Earth looked much different not just millions, but even decades and centuries ago. Many animal species that once existed are ...