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Lord of the Rings filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, who is funding the ‘de-extinction’ project, says the successful reintroduction ...

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A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...

Both research teams recovered the ancient proteins from tooth enamel, the hardest substance in vertebrates’ bodies, in ...

In this passage from near the opening of Lake of Darkness, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, we are given an ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species ...

We got to thinking about Peter Jackson’s massive collection of big-ass bird bones courtesy of a very weird interview he gave ...