Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

A biotech startup is taking the first real steps towards bringing the dodo bird back from extinction. No one has seen this bird since the late 17th century, but that doesn't mean it has been forgotten ...

Colossal is a company that got its start with a splashy announcement about plans to do something that many scientists consider impossible with current technology, all in the service of creating a ...

The dodo, a flightless bird from Mauritius, disappeared in the 17th century due to human activity and introduced predators. Advances in cloning may allow insertion of dodo DNA into closely related ...

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out in just a few decades, the dodo has become a symbol of extinction and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Dodo: From extinction to icon by Errol Fuller, Collins, £16.99, ISBN 0007145721 Reviewed by Fred Pearce Errol Fuller’s books on extinct birds are not proper narratives so much as glorious ...