Scientists have successfully revived the extinct dire wolf, marking the world's first de-extinction. Using DNA extracted from ancient fossils, Colossal Biosciences combined it with grey wolf genetics ...

The recent announcement by Colossal Biosciences Inc about the revival of dire wolves sparked excitement, the company unveiled two genetically modified wolf pups, claiming to bring back the fierce ...

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Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went extinct about 12,500 years ago, back to life.

But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a mix of South American canids (the family of mammals such as wolfs and dogs) and a ...

Dire wolves, brought back into the spotlight through recent cloning efforts, are often portrayed as the greatest of prehistoric canines. Yet, even the largest dire wolf would pale in comparison to ...

Immortalized in Game of Thrones and on the crest of House Stark, the dire wolf is walking the Earth again and even howling after going extinct nearly 10,000 years ago. As announced today by ...

The dire wolf, Aenocyon dirus, which was the inspiration for the fearsome canine featured in the HBO TV series “Game of Thrones,” was a top predator that once roamed North America.