It's been decades since Australia's thylacine, known as the Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct and scientists say they've made a breakthrough as they research ways to bring back the carnivore.

A US company made worldwide headlines by “de-extincting” the dire wolf. Now it wants to bring back the Tasmanian tiger. But should it?

For decades, the Tasmanian tiger was portrayed as Australia's most feared livestock predator. Farmers blamed it for dead ...

What would happen if the thylacine returned as Tasmania's apex predator? Helen Pilcher takes a look ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

The thylacine went extinct some time in the 20th century. What could take its place wouldn’t be the same. Reading time 3 minutes The last known thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus, or Tasmanian tiger) ...

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Like so many of Australasia's mammals, the thylacine resembled a fantastical chimera, a marsupialian mash-up of other animals. The Tasmanian tiger -- to give it its more sensational title -- had the ...

Human life on Earth is utterly dependent on biodiversity but our activities are driving an increase in extinctions. Yet some extinct species continue to hold our fascination. New methods in genetics ...

The DNA of extinct species is providing a window into their biology, evolution, and natural history. However, after an animal's death, its DNA invariably breaks into tiny pieces, making it difficult ...