Beth Shapiro, chief science officer at Colossal and University of Georgia alumna, helped bring the species back to life ...

A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that ...

Three dire wolf pups are growing up fast after scientists claimed to have revived the ancient species in the world's first successful animal "de-extinction." Two male pups named Romulus and Remus are ...

In all, the dire wolf wasn’t just a creature of myth – it was a real, fearsome predator that once ruled the wilds of the Americas. Though extinct, its bones still tell stories of survival ...

Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh invested $15 million in Colossal Biosciences to bring ...

The dire wolf, made famous in the hit HBO series "Game of Thrones," has been genetically-engineered by scientists in the U.S. after going extinct around 13,000 years ago.

The first two dire wolf pups were born via scheduled C-section on October 1, 2024. A third female pup, named Khaleesi after the Game of Thrones character, followed in January 2025.

That same blood cloning process which resulted in the Colossal dire wolves has wider applications for other threatened animals, like the critically endangered red wolf. First, we need a little help ...