20/05/2026
For years, scientists have attempted to replicate the natural design of the eggshell, and while they've successfully hatched chicks outside of their original eggs before, successfully replicating an egg has proven elusiveāuntil now. The company Colossal Biosciences claims to have mastered a design, hatching 26 healthy chicks, including this one. While the report comes without a peer-reviewed paper, Colossal says the achievement is a key step toward resurrecting extinct species like the dodo.
Learn more about these chicks and de-extinction initiatives: https://on.natgeo.com/gg9B6O