Scientists have shocked the world by bringing back the extinct dire wolf species which disappeared from our planet more than 10,000 years ago, but the remarkable genetic engineering company behind ...

Most experts USA TODAY spoke with agreed that attempts to de-extinct animals, like the dire wolf, result in animals that are not the same as their ancestors and are actually hybrid animals.

“The dire wolf, which most people think is just a mystical creature, is actually a keystone species that was not only endemic to the United States and most of the Americas, but was also culturally ...

A biotech company says it has bred three animals with key physical features of the dire wolf — a species that has been extinct for more than 12,000 years. Colossal Biosciences says it used novel ...

Last fall, the dire wolf population jumped off the pages of folklore, returning from extinction. This week, Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company behind the births of the previously extinct ...

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years ...

Colossal Biosciences, the genetic engineering company working to bring back the woolly mammoth, has actually already brought back one of its extinct Ice Age cohabitants: the dire wolf. The Dallas ...

It was once thought to be a creature of fantasy, made famous by Game of Thrones, but now the legendary dire wolf has returned—sort of. Scientists at Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...

That includes the dire wolf, which died off in the wake of the Ice Age but has made its grand return courtesy of the scientists who may not be stopping there. As a result, it was hard not to react ...

Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer writes the “Origins” column and has covered de-extinction for more than a decade.

A company called Colossal Biosciences says it has revived an extinct species – the dire wolf. “On October 1, 2024, for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once ...

But they're now making a comeback. Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotech company, announced Monday it has revived the species by breeding three wolf pups that carry genes of their long-lost ...