Colossal Biosciences revealed recently it had born three pups using the ancient DNA of the dire wolf, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago.

Call them dire wolves. Don’t call them dire wolves. Colossal Biosciences, the biotechnology company from Dallas, Texas, that wants to de-extinct the woolly mammoth and dodo, doesn’t care what you call ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Only a few hundred red wolves still exist, most in captivity. JeffGoulden/E+ via Getty Images Have you been hearing about the dire ...

The dire wolf, a large, wolflike species that went extinct about 12,000 years ago, has been in the news after biotech company Colossal claimed to have resurrected it using cloning and gene-editing ...

The dire wolf from the ice age was brought back to life with the help of an Ohio fossil. Here's what you need to know and how it happened.

People can debate for days, weeks and years whether dragons ever existed, but there are some fantastical creatures we know to have been real. The dire wolf, made famous as the symbol of House Stark in ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Erwin, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Have you been hearing ...