Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims ...

A Texas-based startup has revived the long-extinct dire wolf, but should we take their efforts with a pinch of salt?

Three white puppies were born in the last six months, each through surrogate domestic dogs who had no idea they were carrying ...

Colossal’s dire wolf project is not a resurrection – it is an imitation. But that doesn’t mean it lacks value. It offers a ...

Scientists took blood cells from a living gray wolf and used CRISPR to genetically modify the DNA with dire wolf traits.

For the first time in over 10,000 years, the howl of a dire wolf is echoing once more—this time, from within a secretive ...

Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that ...

Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction has born three dire wolves, an animal extinct for 13,000 years.

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