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

A giant, flightless bird that roamed New Zealand before going extinct about 600 years ago is the next species on a ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...

The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...

After the Dire Wolf, Texas Company Is Now Bringing Back the Moa, a Giant Flightless Bird From Extinction A majestic bird interwoven with New Zealand's identity may soon be making a comeback. Certain ...

Unlike other large flightless birds which still retain vestigial wings, moa were completely wingless. They took about 10 ...

A trailblazing genetic-engineering project, backed by movie director Sir Peter Jackson and iwi Ngāi Tahu, proposes to bring ...

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human settlers first arrived on the country’s two main islands. Now, a Texas ...

The team at Colossal Biosciences has been hard at work on a number of high-profile projects, including the recently revealed ...

Colossal Biosciences announced an effort to genetically engineer living birds to resemble the extinct South Island giant moa ...