George Moon discovered the bone of a woolly mammoth while diving in Lake Pleasant in 1991. That discovery is being celebrated again, 34 years later, by TV host John Oliver and the Erie Seawolves.

The protein sequences were 20 million years old, which is more than 15 million years older than the previous record-holders.

How a Colossal Biosciences’ Game of Thrones-inspired Direwolf paved the way to reviving the Woolly Mammoth by 2028.

How close are we to bringing extinct species of wildlife back from the dead? Is deextinction really happening?

In popular culture, woolly mammoths have been a source of fascination for the last several centuries. Thomas Jefferson ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

Researchers have discovered the oldest-known wooly mammoth fossil in North America and uncovered its genetic secrets, according to a new study. The 216,000-year-old tooth, found along the Old Crow ...

In the summer of 2024, researchers reported that they had sequenced genes from the 52,000-year-old DNA of a woolly mammoth. The ancient beast was unearthed in Siberia, where it had been preserved ...

Colossal Laboratories in Dallas has engineered mice with woolly mammoth traits, marking a step toward reviving the extinct species by 2028.

Scientists at the Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences have taken a small step towards their goal of bringing back the woolly mammoth: they've created the woolly mouse ...

Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick ...