If there's one thing most people know about the dodo bird, it's that they were dumb. If they had been human, they would have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dodo is so extinct that it has become a cultural byword for extinction -- though that might not be true forever. Colossal ...

A manumea, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird, has been sighted for the first time since 2013, raising hope that the critically endangered species can be saved from extinction. The ...

Centuries ago, Mauritius held a world unlike anything sailors expected to find. The island sat far from major travel routes, and its wildlife evolved without outside pressure. The dodo lived at the ...

Scientists are discovering species more quickly than ever before. CBC Kids News contributor Manny Brennan shares some of the ...

A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...

Thanks to genetic science, gene editing, and techniques like cloning, it’s now possible to move DNA through time, studying ...

The IUCN reports that by 2050, nearly half of all species on Earth could be extinct. Coral reefs are bleaching, forests are ...

Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can provide proof that the South ...

Colossal Biosciences’ new holiday video reimagines a classic Christmas poem with a fluffy, scientific twist Colossal Biosciences debuted a wintry-themed short film starring its woolly mouse ...

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History invites visitors to explore two remarkable chapters in the story of life on ...