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Why bringing back the woolly mammoth isn’t a simple cloning job — scientists are solving a massive genetic engineering puzzle- What was so special about Wrangel and St. Paul islands, where Woolly Mammoths survived until their extinction? Scientists revealed the answer two decades ago
- In 2024, researchers challenged a decades-old theory about the extinction of woolly mammoths that they didn't die out the way we thought
- Ben Lamm and Colossal Biosciences: The billionaire tech founder behind the $10 billion plan to bring back extinct animalsTech entrepreneur Ben Lamm is spearheading Colossal Biosciences, a company aiming to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth thr...23 Jun, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
- Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...10 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
- In 2024, scientists studied a 52,000-year-old mammoth, and found something ancient DNA was never expected to keepA remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized chromosomes. Thi...04 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
- Why Europe Is Quietly Bringing Back an Animal That Went Extinct in 1627The last aurochs, an ancestor of modern cattle, vanished in Poland in 1627. However, a groundbreaking scientific effort is bringing these m...11 May, 2026, 03.32 AM IST
- The real Jurassic Park is happening: Woolly mammoths are returning and that's not even the biggest news — here's what else is comingExtinct animals coming back: Scientists are pursuing de-extinction, aiming to bring back species like the woolly mammoth and bluebuck. The ...03 May, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
- Dire wolves are back, and Elon Musk just ordered the next extinct animal- A pet wooly mammothElon Musk has stirred the internet by requesting a miniature woolly mammoth as a pet, just as Colossal Biosciences revealed the world’s fir...08 Apr, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
- Dire Wolves Return: Meet Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, the first dire wolves to walk the Earth in 13,000 yearsDire Wolves back from Extinction: Three pups bearing the traits of long-extinct dire wolves have been born in a US sanctuary, marking the w...08 Apr, 2025, 07.53 AM IST
- Dire wolves brought back to life using ancient DNA and modern scienceColossal Biosciences has brought the extinct dire wolf back to life using groundbreaking gene-editing and cloning techniques. By analyzing ...07 Apr, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
- The ultimate fluffy boy: New study delves into extinction of a long haired & 'woolly' dog breedThe dogs occupied a previously underappreciated high-status in Indigenous societies, which revered the animals as members of the family and...15 Dec, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
- Elephant on your plate: Food tech start-up makes giant meatball from extinct mammothThe food scientists made the meatball using the lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth.01 Apr, 2023, 05.50 PM IST
- CIA's brand new mission! Backs firm that aims to 'genetically resurrect woolly mammoth', read detailsThe first line of defense for the United States, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has recently shown a renewed interest in natural hi...02 Oct, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
- Why is Przewalski's horse in headlines?It is considered to be the only true wild horse species in the world today, is critically endangered and was recently cloned for the first ...12 Sep, 2020, 11.02 PM IST
- Complete genome of elephants mappedScientists have sequenced the complete genome of one of the world's most iconic animal families - elephants, and their relatives mammoths a...27 Feb, 2018, 12.36 PM IST
- Human DNA discovered in caves without skeletal remainsWashington, April 28 (IANS) An international team of researchers has successfully retrieved human DNA in cave sediments where no skeletal r...28 Apr, 2017, 08.35 AM IST
- Scientists plan to bring back extinct bird speciesThe scientists want to extract great auk DNA from fossils or preserved organs and then use digital data to sequence the animal's genome.21 Aug, 2016, 02.39 PM IST
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