“Dire” is from this animal’s Latin name: Canis dirus, or “fearsome dog.” Essentially, de-extinction — a neologism — involves taking fragments of DNA from an extinct species, creating embryos from that ...

The attempted creation of dire wolves could undermine conservation efforts by making people think extinct species can be ...

Did you know Native Americans once shared the land with some truly wild creatures that are now extinct? 🦣 From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed cats, these animals roamed North America ...

Although some biologists have since poured cold water on the actual science behind the dire wolf’s revival, there’s now talk ...

Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi aren’t your average pampered pups. They're the modern reincarnations, at least in silhouette, of the dire wolf or Canis dirus: A burly, heavy-jawed predator that ruled Ice ...

In a scientific achievement that reads like science fiction made real, Colossal Biosciences has accomplished what many ...

The dire wolf went extinct around 10,000 years ago. But, in early April, it was “resurrected” by Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based genetic engineering company that performed the supposed rebirth of ...

The cold-loving Irish Elk was fantastic. They died despite these changes. The dire wolf (Canis dirus) terrorized the ice period. Gray wolves are weaker. Dire wolves were four feet tall and 150 pounds.