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.

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

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

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, ...

“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 ...

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