Ben Lamm, the billionaire founder of Colossal Labs, and Sophie Turner spoke about his company’s efforts in reviving the long-extinct dire wolf during a panel at SXSW’s first London outpost ...

Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of "dire wolf" pups, claiming a rebirth of the extinct species. However, the company's chief scientist clarified that these pups are actually gray wolves ...

For over 200,000 years, dire wolves roamed across North America—from southern Alberta, Canada to Florida, and even down into Chile. The ancient animals were megafauna hunters, ultimately ...

A study of extinct dire wolf DNA reveals surprises, including that the carnivores, made famous as fictional pets in Game of Thrones, weren't closely related to wolves. Dire wolves, with reddish ...

To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast.

The industry’s pawprints are all over the buzzy de-extincted canine, with famous investors including Peter Jackson and George R.R. Martin. But was it all for show?

The story so far: On April 7, a biotechnology company in Texas, U.S., named Colossal Biosciences announced that it had “resurrected” a dire wolf, a large predator that went extinct more than ...

Dire wolves were originally thought to have more likely been relatives of jackals. But Colossal's findings suggest the dire wolf goes back about 4.5 million years ago with ancestors including a ...

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. Three ...

Scientists warn that the dire wolf could bring "unintended consequences." "We are modifying creatures in new ways. Should we be doing it?" expert says ...

The dire wolf, officially named in 1858, is one of many animals of the Pleistocene era, or the ice age. The dire wolf averaged about five feet long and 150 pounds.

Colossal’s dire wolf reveal wasn’t the first time the company has made headlines. It was founded by George Church and Ben Lamm in 2021.