The new findings clarify relationships among members of the dog family, placing dire wolves (Canis dirus) in a New World lineage that split from the gray wolf's ancestors some 5.5 million years ...

“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 ...

Colossal's de-extinction process involved a sophisticated fusion of ancient DNA analysis, CRISPR gene editing, and ...

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves ...

Although some biologists have since poured cold water on the actual science behind the dire wolf’s revival, there’s now talk about the possibility of bringing back – or “de-extincting” – animals like ...

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

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.