The Oceanic country has been inhabited by numerous strange creatures, some of them already extinct, such as the moa, a ...

Backed by filmmaker Peter Jackson, scientists at Colossal Biosciences are using cutting-edge genetic technology to attempt ...

Scientists who successfully resurrected the extinct dire wolf are now targeting the Moa, a 12ft tall flightless bird, for ...

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

But many scientists are sceptical of the ethics behind such costly “de-extinction” efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Somewhere on this planet roam three majestic dire wolves that are nothing short of a miracle, especially given that the last ...

Colossal Biosciences has announced its next de-extinction project: the return of the giant moa, a flightless bird native to New Zealand that vanished nearly 600 years ago. The effort, backed by ...

US firm Colossal plans to revive the extinct giant moa within 10 years. The flightless bird once grew up to 3.6 meters tall.

Sir Peter Jackson is best known for bringing Middle-earth to life on the big screen, but now he’s helping bring back from the giant moa from extinction. In a groundbreaking partnership, the Lord of th ...

Colossal aims to decode the giant moa’s DNA to revive it by genetically modifying its closest living relatives - emus and tinamous - using ancient DNA integration.

Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked ...

Here's what you need to know about the Peter Jackson-backed project to 'de-extinct' Aotearoa's long-dead giant bird.