Jason Bateman, who has explored the darker side of humanity in “Black Rabbit” and “Ozark,” will return to Netflix to direct “The Cackling of the Dodos,” the story of a small-town farmer who discovers ...

Recent images of some of our fine feathered friends at work and at play in the warming Northern Hemisphere.

A Dallas-based startup says it has produced three “de-extinct” dire wolf pups using gene-editing technology — and the dodo and woolly mammoth are next. But the gap between the company’s marketing and ...

A biotech company says CRISPR could revive extinct animals like the dodo and mammoth — but many scientists remain skeptical.

Colossal Biosciences’ CEO says its work follows a ‘moral obligation’ while critics say it’s ‘tech bro’ hype that could undermine conservation ...

Shakti Mohan's house, designed by her parents, showcases traditional Indian patterns and meaningful décor items, including a ...

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History invites visitors to explore two remarkable chapters in the story of life on Earth—one focused on a crossroads of dinosaur evolution, and the other set ...

From dodos to dugongs, mythical birds to magical horses, these 15 weirdest national animals from around the world truly let their freak flag fly.

Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to its own peril, the famed dodo bird became an icon of extinction when it disappeared from the island of Mauritius, and from Earth, in the 17th century, ...

The dodo is usually depicted as a slow, dim-witted, goofy-looking bird, a total evolutionary loser. But what if, for all these centuries, the dodo bird has just been misunderstood? Heavy snow warning ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. By Joe Trezza Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to ...

A biotech startup is taking the first real steps towards bringing the dodo bird back from extinction. No one has seen this bird since the late 17th century, but that doesn't mean it has been forgotten ...