If you’ve ever heard the phrase ‘as dead as a dodo,’ it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the dodo is, in fact, exactly that – dead. Entirely extinct, that is. With no one but humans to blame.

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The arrival ...

The word "dodo" is synonymous with extinct animals. In fact, if you asked people to name an extinct animal who wasn't a dinosaur or woolly mammoth, dodo bird would probably be the most popular ...

Colossal Biosciences says it has taken a large leap forward in bringing the extinct dodo bird back to life. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, the bioengineering company announced a scientific breakthrough in ...

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out in just a few decades, the dodo has become a symbol of extinction and ...

A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years ago and became the poster child for extinction, has made some headway, according to Texas-based ...

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 ...

For the first time since it went extinct more than 300 years ago, the return of the dodo has edged closer to reality after scientists declared a breakthrough that could see the bird roam Mauritius ...

Colossal Biosciences, co-founded by Dallas resident Ben Lamm, announces it has raised $225 million since 2021 for 'genetic rescue' missions. The Texas entrepreneur working to bring back the woolly ...