Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important ...

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 ...

The animals were slowly killed by ash falling from the Yellowstone supervolcano, but it preserved their bodies and has ...

Despite similarities, direwolves and modern wolves aren’t direct relatives. Genetic studies show they split from a common ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Most professional biologists, myself included, do not think they have brought dire wolves back from extinction by any ...

Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study.

A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new insights into the evolutionary history of these animals.

A Texas-based genetics company says the long-extinct dire wolf is back. Some critics say that's not quite true.

Dire wolves, extinct for over 10,000 years, are back thanks to Colossal Biosciences. Using ancient DNA and CRISPR gene ...

Romulus and Remus, two snow-white canids with powerful shoulders and wide jaws, look like something out of myth. In a way, ...

Colossal Biosciences has been quietly approaching zoos and safari parks across North America and Europe, as the company ...