April 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Learn about Colossal's dire wolf de-extinction breakthrough and how this technology could reshape conservation.

Alternative protein startup BioCraft Pet Nutrition is working with Prefera Petfood to manufacture cat food with 99% cultivated mouse meat.

A Texas-based startup has revived the long-extinct dire wolf, but should we take their efforts with a pinch of salt?

Although the wolves are being kept in captivity, experts warn that releasing them into the world could have disastrous ...

Colossal Biosciences is working to bring the Tasmanian tiger, wooly mammoth and dodo back from extinction. How do its latest ...

The only de-extinction company in the world announced today that 12,500 years after it last roamed the Earth, the dire wolf ...

Actor and producer Glen Powell has launched Smash Kitchen, a line of organic condiments that includes non-GMO pantry ...

Our work helps shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine. Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of ...

We used natural language processing to analyze thousands of zoning documents and investigate the effect of form-based codes (a type of zoning reform) on urban sustainability. Form-based codes are ...