In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble ...

The US company, which is aiming to bring back extinct species, says that it expects its first woolly mammoth calves will be born in the next three years.

This Tiny Fuzzy Plant is Called the Wooly Devil. It’s the First New Genus Discovered in a US National Park in 50 Years© ZME Science Park botanist C. Whiting takes a closer look at wooly devil.

US national parks are famed for their biodiversity, but even the most well-studied of places can still throw us a surprise or two. In 2024, Big Bend National Park in Texas presented a particularly ...

Scientists are one step closer to bringing a woolly mammoth back to life. A new analysis of the woolly mammoth genome has revealed several adaptations that allowed the furry beasts to thrive in ...

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 ...

Discover interesting facts about where woolly mammoths lived, how big they got, and whether we could ever clone them to bring them back from extinction.

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata , was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.