Dire wolves, long confined to tar pits and fantasy epics, are suddenly being talked about as living, breathing animals again. A high-profile de‑extinction company says it has produced pups modeled on ...

One year ago, Colossal Biosciences' first dire wolves returned from extinction. According to the bioengineering company, on Oct. 1, 2024, "for the first time in human history, Colossal successfully ...

Winter is coming ... and so are the dire wolves. The large canines — best known for being featured in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" — went extinct nearly 13,000 years ago. But they're now making a ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A timber wolf, roams in it's enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide, Colorado on March 28, 2023. CWWC ...

Colossal Biosciences made a record-breaking 20 edits across 14 genes in gray wolf cells by adding extinct dire wolf DNA. This was the first time ancient DNA has been used to bioengineer an extinct ...

A $10.2 billion Dallas biotechnology company says it has produced the first “de-extinct” dire wolves, but critics argue the animals are simply genetically modified Gray wolves, not a truly resurrected ...