In the intricate science of reproduction, the creation of offspring has long relied on the union of sperm and eggs, whether ...

Yet in the not-so-distant past, Shapiro didn’t see why the dodo needed to make a comeback. Like many skeptics of the idea of ...

The World Economic Forum predicts that biodiversity loss could cause a colossal decline in global GDP of $2.7 trillion ...

The woolly mammoth has been extinct for thousands of years, but Colossal Biosciences is pursuing technology that could help ...

Germline development is the development of the cell lineage that gives rise to the reproductive cells, called gametes, of sexually reproducing organisms. Primordial germ cells, the founder cells ...

Dallas-based startup Colossal Biosciences scores $200 million investment for its efforts to bring back extinct species.

The dodo bird project has hit other major milestones, as well. Colossal intends to edit the primordial germ cells (PGCs) of Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, into dodos.

This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to imagining small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black holes would have a difficult time forming the accretion disks that make them ...

The US company, which is aiming to bring back extinct species, says that it expects its first woolly mammoth calves will be born in the next three years.

An undiscovered population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. These bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with more familiar black holes; in some cases, the ...

This novel quantum effect has important observable consequences for primordial black holes and the nature of dark matter, which we will now discuss. As of now, we know that there are two types of ...