The Colossal "woolly mouse" has fur similar to the thick hair that kept woolly mammoths warm during the last ice age. (Image credit: Colossal) This week, biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences ...

Say hello to the wooly devil. The type of sunflower is a new plant species, identified in Big Bend National Park in Texas. Ovicula biradiata, as it is formally known, is especially notable for being ...

Using high-tech genetic engineering, they aim to bring back distinguishing features of extinct animals such as the woolly mammoth—while not actually bringing the species itself back to life.

It's been 4,000 years since the woolly mammoth roamed the Earth, but could this extinct species make a comeback? Some scientists in Texas say they're working on it and they're going to use mice to ...

The name woolly devil is quite intimidating for a tiny plant. The largest reached 3 inches across, while the smallest was less than half an inch. So far, it has only been spotted in one section of ...

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In a significant breakthrough in de-extinction science, Texas-based bioengineering company Colossal Biosciences has successfully created genetically modified mice with thick, woolly coats—dubbed ...

Scientists at Colossal Biosciences, a US biotechnology company, have recently announced that they have successfully created genetically modified mice with woolly coats in a development they say ...

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago. Colossal made a splash in 2021 when it unveiled an ambitious plan to ...

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago.