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Colossal Biosciences has altered several genes in mice to make them look more mammoth-like, but the company is far from its goal of fully resurrecting woolly mammoths by 2028

Golden-bellied capuchins are usually found in humid forests, but some populations appear to have adapted to life in drier habitats with the help of stone tools

A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition

Palaeontologist Riley Black is back with a thrilling guide to how animals and plants co-evolved over millennia

When faced with real-life controversy over the thorniest of research topics, we can seek guidance from fiction

Dinosaurs have been stars in Hollywood since the earliest days of cinema. Here are some of their most unforgettable film appearances, which blend spectacle with science

Dinosaurs have been stars in Hollywood since the earliest days of cinema. Here are some of their most unforgettable film appearances, which blend spectacle with science

The frozen remains of animals like mammoths, wolves and cave lions offer the most detailed picture yet of the last glacial period

Grey squirrels can actually come in black morphs, which are doing well in one US city because they're less likely to become roadkill

A comparison of 263 species supports the idea that large animals have higher rates of cancer than smaller ones. But the increase is less than expected, suggesting they have evolved ways to lower their risk

When offered a choice of bowls, free-ranging dogs in India tend to approach a yellow one much more than blue or grey

Tasmanian devils are already being released inside predator-proof sanctuaries in New South Wales, and rewilding advocates believe they could suppress feral cats and foxes across the continent

Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating lifeforms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects

A new exhibition at Somerset House in London, SOIL: The World at Our Feet, wants us to rediscover how key soil is to our lives and to the planet’s future

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was hellishly hot and seemingly uninhabitable

From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the surprising new discoveries we are making about them

Flowers have long inspired artists, but could they be artists themselves? A new Saatchi Gallery exhibition explores their beauty, symbolism and creative intelligence.

A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that could rewrite the story of when life first left the oceans