Ethicists and conservationists appear to be divided over what the purpose of bringing back extinct species should be – and whether it matters.

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an ...

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

Colossal Biosciences has made history with the birth of three dire wolves, marking the world’s first true de-extinction. From ...

Colossal Biosciences genetically engineered wolves with white hair and muscular jaws to resemble dire wolves, which went ...

They’re dire wolf pups, back from extinction after some 12,000 years. Dire wolves thrived during the Pleistocene Epoch, when they roamed in packs across what would later become the Americas. Standing ...

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

On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf.

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