Breakthrough reconstruction of almost the complete genome of the Tasmanian tiger from a pickled fossil skull could help bring the extinct species back to life, scientists claim.

A PICKLED skull found in a cupboard could lead to the revival of a famous extinct beast that vanished 100 years ago. Inside a hidden bucket at a Melbourne museum was the well-preserved head of the ...

The reconstructed genome, which is over 99.9% accurate, was developed from a 110-year-old preserved, pickled head of a ...

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The Tasmanian tiger, a cornerstone species vital to the Tasmanian ecosystem, was hunted to extinction at the turn of the 20th century. Its relatively recent extinction, however, means the marsupial’s ...

The announcement comes just weeks after Colossal Biosciences unveiled ambitious plans to bring back the woolly mammoth.

The initial excavation of the Cerney Wick site revealed the remains of steppe mammoths, ancestors of the woolly mammoth.

Grizzly and black bears remind humans that we are not at the top of the food chain in Alaska. Ancient Alaskans shared the ...

Most fossils of the extinct creatures have no heads, but researchers analyzed complete fossils of juveniles and were able to ...

Research on Tsavo lion museum specimens from the 1890s, using DNA isolated from hairs in their teeth, reveals a diverse diet ...

Bones of prehistoric ancestor to dolphins found in Summerville. The 29 million-year-old killer had knife-like teeth and a ...

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