aurochs

Learning about modern genetics through the long-extinct aurochs

Patrick Whittle |
The world’s first reported instance of species extinction is also a good window on today’s genetic revolution ...
ginkgovials

Resurrecting scents that went extinct 100 years ago

Elie Dolgin |
Move aside, Chanel No. 5. Scientists have now created a scent that’s even older than the iconic perfume, even if ...
rhino

Resurrecting the northern white rhino and other lost species. But at what cost?

Sean Hall |
Time has been called on the northern white rhinoceros, but this call is already being challenged. When the last male ...
red

Are we in danger of losing blue-eyed redheads? Not likely

Nerissa Hannink |
For every 100 people in the world, only one or two will have red hair. And when you meet a ...