The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct in the 20th century - but sightings and stories haven’t stopped. In this episode, we explore the mystery surrounding this elusive ...

Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Using genetic advances, scientists want to resurrect the striped marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which ...

A company says it is pulling together DNA to try to re-create the Tasmanian tiger, which went extinct. But some people question whether it makes sense to restore creatures to a different world.

It was only after an unpublished museum taxidermist’s report was discovered by Dr Paddle and another curator, that the last thylacine was identified lying in the cupboard of the museum.

And SCNT doesn’t really work in birds, due to the whole egg-laying situation, so researchers need to develop new technologies to approach avian de-extinction.

Depending on whom you ask, the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine has either been extinct for nearly a century or has been just really good at hiding. Now new research examining hundreds of reports from ...

De-extinction company provides a progress report on thylacine efforts Stem cell editing, complete genome, and cane toad resistance mark necessary steps.

The genome of the extinct thylacine has been nearly completely sequenced, de-extinction company Colossal has announced. It says the genome is more than 99.9 per cent complete, with just 45 gaps ...

Scientists plan resurrection of Tasmanian tiger, animal that's been extinct since 1936 Scientists want to resurrect the carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, which used to roam ...

Scientists are trying to reverse the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger. The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was an unusual animal. It was a dog-like mammal with a kangaroo-like pouch, rat-like tail ...

The remains of the last-known thylacine, thought for decades to have been lost, have been rediscovered sitting in a cupboard in a Tasmanian museum.