Have dire wolves been brought back from extinction? Not quite - Wolf conservationists say the truly dire matter is protecting ...

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Dire wolves share ancestry with modern-day dogs, which scientists have already studied and gathered data on extensively.

The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) was a North American species of canine that went extinct approximately 13,000 years ago during the extinctions of the Late Pleistocene epoch.  Popularized by HBO’s “Game ...

Over the past week, the media have been inundated with news of the “de-extinction” of the dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) – a ...

With much controversy swirling around Colossal's proxy dire wolves, we spoke with the company's CEO to find out how these animals were created and what so-called de-extinction technology could mean ...

As a writer/director Ryan Coogler has had a storied career. From his first, well lauded and socially conscious film Fruitvale ...

UC Santa Cruz scientists worked with Colossal Biosciences to help reveal secrets in the dire wolf genome that contributed to ...

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Colossal Biosciences claims that they have successfully brought back dire wolves — an Ice Age predator that went extinct roughly 13,000 years ago.  Shannon Horning/ SciTech Editor After their ...

Some of the scientific groundwork that paved the way for a rebirth of the long-extinct dire wolf took place in Pennsylvania.