MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

Swedish scientists retrieved RNA from an extinct Tasmanian tiger to help trace the genes that were active in the animal’s ...

Swedish scientists recover RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, revealing gene activity and ancient viruses in extinct ...

The forests of Java, an island in Indonesia, were once heavily populated by the eponymous Java tiger, a subspecies of Sumatran tiger. But, as a result of hunting and habitat loss, the cats began to ...

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed ...

Swedish scientists have successfully extracted RNA from an extinct Tasmanian tiger, potentially revolutionizing genetic studies by revealing active genes and ancient viral history.

Scientists are working these days to bring back creatures from the past that either went extinct due to the environment or at the hands of man. One such animal that the de-extinction phenomenon has ...

There are an estimated 3,900 tigers left in the wild worldwide, down from 100,000 a century ago, with the majority in India. In Thailand, just 160 tigers are thought to remain. Poaching is the main ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...