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.

Fantasy fans bitterly joked that they were seeing actual dire wolves — which featured prominently in HBO’s Game of Thrones ...

The dire wolf once roamed an American range that extended as far south as Venezuela and as far north as Canada, but not a ...

Pioneers in the science of "de-extinction," an American company has announced the births of three pups whose genes resemble ...

A photographer's iconic shots of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes ...

While some are just having fun, others are laying out straight facts about the genetically-engineered wolf that's been ...

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

Dire wolves, the legendary beasts beside House Stark in Game of Thrones, were not mythical inventions but echoes of an ancient reality. Known as Canis dirus, these powerful predators once roamed the ...

From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal ...