A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to ...

Colossal Biosciences, together with Maori partners, has revealed intentions to functionally bring back the moa – a massive, flightless bird that disappeared within 150 years after humans arrived in ...

In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, ...

Legendary filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson is joined by Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm and archaeologist Kyle Davis to discuss ...

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...

Colossal Biosciences, known for its de-extinction efforts with woolly mammoths and dodos, is now targeting the restoration of ...

The announcement that New Zealand’s moa nunui (giant moa) is the next “de-extinction” target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre and ...

The South Island giant moa. Image: Supplied/Colossal Biosciences A new project backed by film-maker Sir Peter Jackson aims to bring the extinct South Island giant moa back to life in less than eight ...