For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world thousands of years after it died off. Colossal Biosciences, a company based ...

The dire wolf, the legendary beast that once prowled North America and found new life in Game of Thrones, is no longer just a myth. Thanks to Colossal Biosciences, a biotech startup known for its ...

The two males, Romulus and Remus, are named after the mythical founders of Rome, raised by a wolf, while the female pup, called Khaleesi, is named after a character in 'Game of Thrones'. In 2021, a ...

The two pups, named Remus and Romulus, are now about six months old and weigh around 80 pounds. A third pup, named Khalessi, was born earlier this year and is now 3 months old. The dire wolf pups were ...

said on Monday its researchers had used cloning and gene-editing based on two ancient samples of dire wolf DNA to birth three modern dire wolf pup. They now have two six-month-old males named Romulus ...

When the first dire wolf pup was delivered by Caesarean section, Colossal’s chief animal officer, Matt James, recalled gently rubbing the newborn between two towels to stimulate its first breath.

The two pups, named Remus and Romulus, are now about six months old and weigh around 80 pounds. A third pup, named Khalessi, was born earlier this year and is now 3 months old. The dire wolf pups were ...

Even their appearance as newborn pups was a surprise, with little Romulus and Remus better resembling baby polar bears than our idea of a young gray wolf pup. Even so, there will undoubtedly be ...

(Video production: Laura Bargfeld) This undated photo provided by Colossal Biosciences shows a young wolf that was genetically engineered with similarities to the extinct dire wolf. (Colossal ...