Scientists claim to have pieced together the most complete genome of a Tasmanian tiger to date – with the help of RNA from a head that’s been preserved in alcohol for over a century.

Thanks to a remarkably well-preserved thylacine skull ... had distinct dark stripes running from its shoulders to its tail, as well as a dog-like head with powerful jaws and a back-opening ...

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.

The thylacine, also commonly known as the Tasmanian ... legged friend is ‘easily distinguished by its striped, unjointed tail’. “[It] is also a dangerous opponent, though like the devil ...

Scientists may be a few steps closer to resurrecting a long-extinct carnivorous marsupial known as the Tasmanian tiger. Colossal Biosciences, a company known for its genetic research to "de ...

A scientific breakthrough may bring back the extinct thylacine after finding a preserved skull essential to recreating its genome. The thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, was Australia’s ...

The Tasmanian tiger, a wolf-like marsupial that once stalked the forests of Tasmania, could be brought back from extinction after a team of US and Australian researchers claimed a series of ...

The developments were announced today by Colossal, a de-extinction and species preservation company. The University of Melbourne's Thylacine Integrated Genetic Restoration Research (TIGRR) Lab ...

The species, also known as a thylacine, was essentially hunted to ... the animal had distinct dark stripes running from its ...

The team behind an attempt to 'de-extinct' the Tasmanian tiger says it has made a series of significant advancements, including producing a reconstructed thylacine genome that is 99.9 per cent ...

Scientists may be a few steps closer to resurrecting a long-extinct carnivorous marsupial known as the Tasmanian tiger. Colossal Biosciences, a company known for its genetic research to "de-extinct" ...