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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

Colossal has previously worked on species like the dire wolf. This time, the challenge is different. Birds lay eggs, which ...

The legendary Lord of the Rings director is embarking on a new work covering his personal fascination: an extinct New Zealand ...

Sir Peter Jackson got everyone talking with his plans to bring back the moa (in in partnership with the Ngai Tahu Research ...