The debate over de-extinction isn't really about wolves or mammoths or cheetahs. Or even science. It's about us, about who we ...

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 ...

Rather than resurrect extinct species, cloning technology could save those at risk of dying out, like the red wolf, but only ...

The private company Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected dire wolves through genetic editing. The resulting trio, ...

Dire wolves might sound like something out of fantasy fiction – especially popularized by the Game of Thrones series – but they were very real creatures that once roamed North and ...

Known scientifically as Aenocyon dirus, this ancient predator lived roughly between 125,000 and 10,000 years ago, disappearing just as the world was beginning to shift into the modern age. Though it’s ...

It's been quite the week for science news after biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced that it had brought back dire ...

Direwolves, also known as Canis Dirus, used to live during the ice age across North and South America. They weigh up to 68 kgs and have a powerful jaw that can crush bones easily. They used to hunt ...

Real or hybrid, news of the resurrection of the dire wolf is a big deal with huge implications for conservation efforts, the advancement of science, and the business of bioscience.

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

However, some scientists have raised objections after finding genetic similarity to modern gray wolves. This species of wolves, Aenocyon dirus, lived on Earth during the Pleistocene, roughly around 11 ...