What De-Extinction Means for the Living World

‘The Wild Ones’: Apple Releases First Look Photo From Documentary Adventure Series

Apple has dropped a first look at its new documentary adventure series The Wild Ones that’s set to premiere globally on July 11. Originally announced under the working title Endangered Planet, the six-part series follows a trio of wildlife experts as they embark on high-stakes expeditions across the globe to track and protect the planet’s endangered species. Leading the expedition is former Royal Marines Commando Aldo Kane, who is joined by …

What De-Extinction Means for the Living World

With much controversy swirling around Colossal's proxy dire wolves, we spoke with the company's CEO to find out how these animals were created and what so-called de-extinction technology could mean for endangered species.

Is ‘de-extinction’ really possible? – podcast

The American biotech company Colossal Biosciences recently made headlines around the world with claims it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct at the end of the last ice age. But does what the company has done amount to ‘de-extinction’ or should we instead think of these pups as genetically modified versions of the grey wolves that exist today? Science correspondent Nicola Davis tells Madeleine Finlay about the process that…