7 hours ago · Scientists recently revealed that they have "brought back" extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only like dire wolves in appearance.

The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus[10] / iːˈnɒkaɪ.ɒn ˈdaɪrəs /) is an extinct species of canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–10,000 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found.

1 day ago · Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went extinct about 12,500 years ago, back to life.

1 day ago · Colossal Biosciences said it used ancient DNA from the extinct species to create three dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

2 days ago · Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins.

1 day ago · Have Dire Wolves, Which Went Extinct More Than 10,000 Years Ago, Really Been Brought Back to Life? Pioneers in the science of “de-extinction,” an American company has announced the births of ...

2 days ago · Dire wolves, made famous by HBO's Game of Thrones, have been extinct for around 12,500 years. But thanks to genetic engineers at biotech company Colossal Biosciences, these majestic predators are ...

22 hours ago · The predator, long thought extinct and famously mythologized in pop culture like Game of Thrones, is back, thanks to genetic engineering. Colossal Biosciences has successfully birthed three dire wolf pups—Romulus, Remus, and …

2 days ago · Colossal, the company looking to bring back the woolly mammoth and dodo bird, has created three dire wolf pups. See why they went extinct, pics.

2 days ago · For the first time in over 10,000 years, the howl of a dire wolf is echoing once more—this time, from within a secretive nature preserve in the United States. The predator, …