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Scientists Recover RNA From an Extinct Species for the First Time
The last known thylacine—the largest marsupial carnivore in recent times—died in Tasmania’s Beaumaris Zoo in 1936. But the animal has recently been the target of de-extinction efforts, and now, a team of researchers has managed to recover RNA from the creature—the first time such a feat has been accomplished for any extinct species. The researchers…
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The CIA Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
A firm funded by the CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences.
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Colourised Footage of Tasmanian Tiger Brings an Extinct Species Back to Life
A stunning restoration of 88-year-old archival footage provides a colourised view of the last Tasmanian tiger in captivity.
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World’s Largest Flying Bird Was As Big As Some Aircraft
Wow. A newly discovered flying bird species had a wingspan that stretched 24 feet long — as big as some aircraft. That’s pretty much a flying giant in the sky that’s twice as big as anything that can fly today. In fact, the bird, Pelagornis sandersi, is so ginormous that it exceeds our estimates “for…