Colossal Biosciences announced on April 7, 2025, that it had achieved what it calls the world’s first de-extinction through the birth of three dire wolves named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi. The same ...

A Texas-based "de-extinction" company has brought the dire wolf back from its 10,000-year hiatus—or so it says. Colossal Biosciences, which has been committed to reviving extinct species since its ...

Colossal Biosciences' feat of genetic engineering has people talking, but not every scientist is on board with its claim of having brought back the dire wolf. Reading time 8 minutes The single ...

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Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer ...

Scientists at a Dallas-based biotech firm recently announced they have brought back the to life the dire wolf, a species popularized by the fantasy TV show "Game of Thrones." The company recently ...

On the left is a white wolf pup created by Colossal Biosciences that it says is a de-extincted dire wolf. On the right is a depiction of a dire wolf by a National Park Service artist. Colossal ...

For over 200,000 years, dire wolves roamed across North America—from southern Alberta, Canada to Florida, and even down into Chile. The ancient animals were megafauna hunters, ultimately disappearing ...