The dire wolf—dire is from the Latin word for “terrible,” a reference to their presume ferocity—once roamed America from South America to Canada and had been extinct since around 10,000 B ...

Colossal Biosciences claims it has revived an extinct species, but scientists outside the company are skeptical. Somewhere in the northern US, drones fly over a 2,000-acre preserve, protected by a ...

The dire wolf went extinct 13,000 ... pups − all with striking white fur − created with the help of ancient DNA obtained from fossilized remains of the extinct animals. ... it's really cute.

But none is more wrong-headed–or cynical—than using those cute genetically engineered “dire wolf” pups to distract from the urgent needs of actual endangered species.

While there are plenty of conservation efforts and community love for cute marsupials like the western ringtail possum, ...

The dire wolf is back. Or is it? Colossal defends its science amid critics No question, the dire wolves born by Colossal Biosciences are super-cute and growing into stately animals.

From an Australian frog that swallowed its own eggs to woolly mammoths, scientists could soon bring back long-lost species from the dead.

When one company proclaimed it had brought back the dire wolf, the response was joyous. But de-extinction remains a dangerous fantasy. By Brooke Jarvis Brooke Jarvis is a contributing writer for ...