The image on the right is the last known photograph of the tooth-billed pigeon, taken by Moeumu Uili in December 2013. Credit: Sarah Gillett / Colossal; Moeumu Uili / Colossal The Colossal Foundation ...
One of the unique aspects of our modern era is the ability to preserve sights and sounds. While an animal's extinction means its physical presence is gone forever, technology allows us to experience a ...
A version of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) could make a return someday soon. Colossal Biosciences announced this week several milestones in its quest to bring the extinct species back to life. On ...
"First printing, March 2016"--Title page verso. "Extinct Birds of Hawaiʻi captures the vanishing world of unique bird species that has slipped away in the Islands mostly due to human frivolity and ...
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Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct—here's why the loss of these migratory birds really matters
The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...
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These five birds have disappeared forever. Their history offers a valuable lesson for the future
A search party of scientists and volunteers traipsed through hardwood forest, eyes and ears peeled for birds. On several mornings in March and April 2002, they scoured South Carolina’s Congaree ...
Trevor Snyder pulls open an incubator and gently lifts out a device that looks like a high-tech coffee pod. It's black, with a honeycomb bottom. A clear flat top reveals what's inside. A Texas biotech ...
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