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April 27, 2026, 02:00 PM - 6 min read
A new study of two whale fossils, with preservedfragments of shark teeth, suggests the modern descendants of these animalscould once again roam the southern region of the North Sea, between the UK,Belgium and Denmark.
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February 6, 2026, 01:25 PM - 6 min read
Claims that de-extinction can reverse extinction are misleading. Genetic engineering can introduce lost traits from an extinct species into a closely related living species and restore lost ecological functions, but it can’t re-create the extinct species. Problems arise when companies present these limits cautiously within the scientific community but make stronger claims in public-facing communication.
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June 1, 2025, 04:56 PM - 10 min read
Experts pointed out that tweaking a handful of genes does not replicate the full biological reality of a long-extinct species.
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April 16, 2025, 01:35 PM - 6 min read
The de-extinction of the dire wolf may sound like a conservation breakthrough, but it risks distracting us from the protection of our current living species. This approach turns biodiversity conservation into a billionaire’s Jurassic Park fantasy instead of addressing the crisis we already know how to fix.
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March 6, 2025, 03:20 PM - 6 min read
Even if we could bring back the woolly mammoth, should we? Is the motivation behind this effort conservation, or entertainment? Is it ethical to bring a species back into an environment that may no longer sustain it?
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