Scientists extracted RNA from a 130-year-old specimen, uncovering which genes were active before the animal went extinct.

Researchers in Sweden recovered RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, allowing them to identify which genes were active in its tissues before extinction.

Scientists successfully extract RNA from a 130-year-old Tasmanian tiger, thylacine, revealing how its genes functioned before its extinction.

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Despite its limited applications on paper, the Constitution’s commerce clause has given the federal government carte blanche to regulate whatever it wants. Congress’s power over interstate commerce, ...

For close to 40 years, Australians had mistakenly believed one of their cutest wallaby species was likely extinct. The error was understandable – the bridled nailtail wallabies that were once common ...

Content warning: This article reports on violence against endangered animals. Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...

Eight African penguins hatched at the Maryland Zoo during the recent breeding season, adding to the population of the critically endangered animal, officials said Monday. The zookeepers have chosen to ...

Snapshot of a resident female Sumatran tiger grooming one of her two large male cubs in October 2023. Credit: Figel et al., 2025, BKSDA-Aceh, DLHK. Tigers don’t roam across Asia as they used to, but ...

Destroyed habitats, poaching, and prey depletion have dramatically reduced tiger habitats around the world. Today, tigers occupy just 5–10% of their historical habitats. But on the Indonesian island ...

A camera trap survey has identified more than double the number of critically endangered Sumatran tigers than studies have found elsewhere on the Indonesian island, in a positive sign for protection ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Frazier Park animal sanctuary must pay more than $50,000 for housing exotic animal species without permits, ...