Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago, mainly because of overhunting. A large skeleton brought to England in the 19th century, ...

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