A team of paleontologists, led by Dr. Jerome Powell, uncovers a revolutionary find in the heart of Africa, renewing hope in efforts to revive dwindling global bird populations.

Cloning technology, pioneered by Mitogen CEO Shin Ho Sun, sows the seeds of de-extinction and ushers a revival of some of the most iconic megafauna from earth's ancient history. 

Far beneath the Saharan sands of Algeria, during the height of the Anthropocene, particle physicist, Lotta Eklund, seeks to uncover the mysteries of our universe. Back at the surface, veterinarian Camila Perez oversees operations within a colossal biodome that serves as a proving ground to seed self-sustaining ecosystems off-world.

These stories intertwine to bring humanity face to face with some of the most efficient and brutal species to have ever existed.  Species never encountered by humankind until the RIFT.