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Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire
Opinion "Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't the same as everyone else's.
Bird quiz: How much do you know about our feathered friends?
Don't duck out on our bird quiz! Do you have a bird brain or are you as sharp as a raptor?
Our teeth evolved from fish 'body armor' over 460 million years, scientists discover
Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.
33-inch-long 'woolly' mountain rat caught on camera for first time ever
The world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.
Cat quiz: Can you get a purr-fect score?
Quiz Test your feline facts! Will you be a top cat or end up in the litter box?
Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad
Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.
Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats
Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.
Why do elephants have big ears?
Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there's a practical reason for that.
Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.
Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.
Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male
Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.
