Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, announced the "de-extinction" of the dire wolf, a prehistoric wolf species that died out more than 10,000 years ago, in April 2025.

Colossal scientists extracted ancient DNA from two dire wolf fossils: a tooth from Sheridan Pit, Ohio, about 13,000 years old, and an inner-ear bone from American Falls, Idaho, roughly 72,000 ...

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

The dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators in the Americas during the last Ice Age, possessing a body more stout ...

For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the world ... "certified by the American Humane Society and registered with USDA ...