The elusive night parrot, once thought extinct, is still found in pockets of Australia. A new study discovers what they need ...

"My dream bird in India," Thangaraj recalled as he reflected back on the process of finding the bird, according to his ...

With its latest accomplishments, Colossal Biosciences expects to functionally restore the dodo within the next 5 to 7 years.

The last pair - a breeding male and female - were killed by hunters in 1844 while defending their egg, researchers said.

Scientists are exploring DNA, cloning and CRISPR technology to possibly revive the extinct dodo bird, sparking hope and ...

Analysis of 216 extinct species by biologists found birds endemic to islands, occupied ecologically specific niche, lacking flight, with large bodies and sharply angled wings were the ones likely to ...

As dead as a dodo, or maybe not? Could the dodo bird be making a comeback thanks to scientific advances? Find out here!

A once-extinct bird is laying eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs in its new home in Hawaii, according ...

Along with breaking the hearts of avian lovers, this unfortunate trend could have major ramifications worldwide. Roughly 5%of plants rely on birds to pollinate them, meaning that die-offs could cause ...

Colossal Biosciences has announced a significant breakthrough in its attempts to bring the flightless bird back to life, 300 years after it became extinct. The Texas-based company has grown pigeon ...

The firm has grown “primordial germ cells” (early embryonic cells) from Nicobar pigeons, the dodo’s closest living relative, ...

Looking to inform the conservation of critically endangered bird species, University of Utah biologists completed an analysis identifying traits that correlate with all 216 bird extinctions since 1500 ...