KERA News

A Dallas de-extinction company wants to use a 3D-printed shell to bring back a 12-foot tall bird

Colossal Bioscience announced Tuesday it hatched live chicks from a 3D-printed silicone shell. It aims to use the shell to ...
Nature

Could this synthetic egg bring back extinct birds? Researchers urge caution

The artificial egg contains a lattice shell architecture that incorporates a silicone-based membrane. This artificial shell ...
Smithsonian Magazine

New, Rare Dove Hatchlings Are a ‘Source of Hope’ for the Extinct-in-the-Wild Birds and a Step Forward in the Ambitious Project to Save Them

The Socorro dove has not been recorded in the wild since 1972, but that could change within only a few years, ...

Possums and gliders are pushing a native bird to extinction. What can we do?

From brightly coloured birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia’s native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...