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Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, which has produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves and the woolly mouse, seeks to bring back extinct species.

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Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was “starstruck,” she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using a keyboard of symbols. Upon first seeing ...

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The Hobbit Trail in Florence, Oregon is proof that genuine enchantment exists right here on the Oregon Coast, no international flight required. This little slice of forest magic sits tucked away in ...