Scientists have created a near-copy of the long-extinct dire wolf. Using advanced CRISPR gene editing tech, it now looks ...

In early April, the world woke up to headlines sounding like a cross between “Jurassic Park” and “Game of Thrones”: Colossal ...

The dire wolf is a relative of the now-common gray wolf, ... For context, that's over twice as long as brown and polar bears are estimated to have been distinct species.

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025. Three ...

DeFiance. The Dire Wolf Returns: Scientists Successfully De-Extinct Ancient Predator. Posted: April 15, 2025 | Last updated: April 29, 2025. For the first time in over 10,000 years, dire wolves ...

A third dire wolf, Khaleesi—a nod to Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen—was born in January. ... Tom Brown. How One Keto Trial Set Off a New War in the Nutrition World.

The story of bringing dire wolves back from extinction begins not in a laboratory, but in ancient deposits where their ...

Dire wolves have also appeared in video games including Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft, tabletop game classic Dungeons & Dragons, and card game Magic the Gathering.. But the dire wolf is an ...

Well, the dire wolf is in the details. First, dire wolves and gray wolves, like the ones whose genes Colossal modified, ... brown coats that shift as they age.

Dire wolves were originally thought to have more likely been relatives of jackals. But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a ...

The dire wolf pups live on an ecological preserve over 2,000 acres in size, where they are tended to by a 10-member full-time care staff and monitored using cameras, security personnel and drones.

Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025. Three ...