No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

For the first time since it went extinct more than 300 years ago, the return of the dodo has edged closer to reality after scientists declared a breakthrough that could see the bird roam Mauritius ...

Once upon a time, the likes of Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg imagined a world where scientists on the cutting edge of genetic research pieced together bits of DNA, both ancient and modern, to ...

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out in just a few decades, the dodo has become a symbol of extinction and ...

Colossal Biosciences says its latest breakthrough could bring back the dodo bird within a decade Colossal Biosciences Colossal Biosciences says it achieved the first pigeon PGC culture, unlocking a ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colossal Biosciences, the world’s de-extinction company, today announces several milestones in avian cellular science, bringing the dodo revival one step closer. The Colossal ...

Humanity is now one step closer to potentially bringing a large, flightless pigeon that was last seen in 1662 back from extinction. Scientists at Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences Inc. have developed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Flightless birds, like the dodo bird of the small Indian ...

A version of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) could make a return someday soon. Colossal Biosciences announced this week several milestones in its quest to bring the extinct species back to life. On ...

The dodo is often viewed as the classic example of extinction and obsolescence. However, the truth is that countless species have met similar fates. Here’s one bird whose epoch ended much in the same ...