The poster child of extinction is also one of the most misunderstood birds. We typically picture dodos as slow, stupid creatures. In fact, they were fast and powerful. Researchers from the ...

Since last being sighted in 1662, the dodo has become the symbol of extinction. But despite its fame, astonishingly little is known about this large, flightless bird. Scientists are attempting to ...

Contrary to popular belief, the dodo wasn't devoured into extinction by Dutch sailors; it was a hardy survivor thriving in its unique environment. Unearth the fascinating adaptations of the dodo, the ...

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century. The ...

Once abundant on the island of Mauritius, the Dodo bird became an iconic symbol of extinction due to human actions. This flightless bird evolved without natural predators, making it easy prey for ...

Scientists around the world are working to revive ancient cells in order to find new sources of life-saving medicine and even possibly bring back an extinct species, like the dodo bird.

A team of scientists want to bring back the dodo bird, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived until the late 17th century.

The dodo, now long gone, is fixed in society’s imagination as a species seemingly invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct. It's getting an image makeover.

Researchers are setting out to challenge our misconceptions about the Dodo, one of the most well-known but poorly understood species of bird. In a paper published today [16 August 2024] in the ...

A stuffed dodo bird at the Natural History Museum on February 5, 2013, in London, England. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images There's still a lot to be done before these birds can be brought back.