Scientists Debate Claim That “Extinct” Dire Wolves Are Back ...

Then, roughly 12,500 years ago, it vanished entirely.

A Dallas-based biotech company called Colossal Biosciences says it has produced “de-extinct” dire wolf pups using ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

A biotech company says CRISPR could revive extinct animals like the dodo and mammoth — but many scientists remain skeptical.

Colossal has said it hopes revived species such as the woolly mammoth, created using gene-edited Asian elephant DNA, could ...

The push to revive extinct animals is accelerating, but scientists disagree about whether gene-edited species count as true "de-extinction." ...

Colossal Biosciences, a biotech company, is using gene-editing technology to resurrect extinct species like the dodo and the woolly mammoth.

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...