On a foggy morning in the southeastern United States, an unfamiliar call echoes through the pines—a sound many thought lost ...

The creation of three "dire wolf" pups has raised hopes that it may be possible to resurrect extinct animals. But some ...

The de-extinction of dire wolves has proven that science can. As they mull the return of dodos and mammoths next, the ...

The dire wolf has not been seen in over 10,000 years. However, hybrid grey wolves have been genetically modified to replicate the dire wolf, thanks to the biotechnology startup Colossal Biosciences.

The argument for this kind of genetic engineering revolves around the notion that the new hybrids might be useful for environmental restoration. As a top predator, the dire wolf could in theory ...

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

After biotechnology and genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences said it successfully created three dire wolf puppies earlier ... species," read the post. Bird Extinct Outside Captivity ...

Scientific Resurrection Even before the dawn of civilization, many species went extinct, usually from a mix of climate warming at the end of the Ice Age, and over-hunting or competition with early ...

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

Dr Timothy Hearn from Anglia Ruskin University explains why reimagination is a better term than resurrection to describe the ...