The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in ...

Three dire wolf pups are growing up fast after scientists claimed to have revived the ancient species in the world's first ...

The world is currently experiencing its sixth mass extinction, with potentially thousands of species lost every year.

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...

Three dire wolves essentially revived from extinction are reportedly growing, developing and hitting all of their milestones ...

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, the company behind the dire wolf's resurrection, could soon bring back another extinct ...

Unlike domestic dogs or socialized gray wolves, the dire wolf pups showed little interest in human affection. What People Are Saying. Beth Shapiro, Colossal's chief science officer, ...

The genetics company is teaming up with "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson to resurrect an animal resembling the ...

Dire wolves are also large, typically the size of the largest gray wolf populations. Comparisons between the new genomes and those of other canids show that the dire wolf also had a light-colored ...

Scientists say the wolves carry dire wolf genes but are essentially hybrid animals with 99.9% gray wolf genome. Experts note the technology could help endangered species, though questions remain ...

PUBLIC WATER. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT THIS? DIRE WOLVES HAVE BEEN EXTINCT FOR MORE THAN 10,000 YEARS, BUT NOW THREE OF THEM ARE ROAMING AROUND SOMEWHERE IN THE U.S. WELL, SORT OF. SO THESE YOUNG DIRE ...

Colossal used a gray wolf genome – which is 99.5% identical to the dire wolf genomes – and edited the genome to make it even more similar to the extinct dire wolf, altering their size and ...