A Texas-based startup has revived the long-extinct dire wolf, but should we take their efforts with a pinch of salt?

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf ...

In 2022, red wolf-coyote hybrids were discovered in Texas and Louisiana ... on woolly mammoths and the dodo, a flightless bird that went extinct three centuries ago. Then the challenges emerged.

No, dire wolves are not “back.” But pretending they can be brought back is a good excuse to gut regulations that protect real ...

Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...

With wildlife populations globally 73% smaller on average than in 1970 and large mammals missing from much of the world, ...

Discover the groundbreaking story of dire wolf de-extinction. Explore Colossal Biosciences’ efforts to bring back this ancient predator, the science behind the revival, and the ethical debates ...

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.

“It’s a hybrid ... old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies.” Colossal also plans to make other extinct animals like woolly mammoths and dodo birds. It has already cloned four ...