From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal ...

Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study.

What exactly did the long-extinct, ridiculously adorable dodo bird species do to Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg? History may never know, but the actress, who was born roughly 293 years after ...

The findings suggest dinosaurs may have thrived until the asteroid struck, potentially continuing to coexist with mammals and birds today. The study analysed nearly 18 million years of fossil ...

Colossal Biosciences have birthed three wolves using the ancient DNA of dire wolves, which went extinct about 13,000 years ago It's likely you've heard of a dire wolf if you're a fan of the HBO ...

Colossal initiated high-profile experiments on woolly mammoths and the dodo, a flightless bird that went extinct three centuries ago. Then the challenges emerged. For one, while it is relatively ...

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Dire wolves were much larger than the non-extinct gray wolf; they weighed anywhere from 130 to 150 pounds, stood about three feet at the shoulder and were about six feet long. Who are Romulus and ...

A group of scientists claims to have brought back to life a species of wolf that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago - but is it true? Here's all we know about the three pups created by ...

The Texas-based Colossal Biosciences also plans to de-extinct the woolly mammoth, the dodo bird and the Tasmanian tiger. The project aims to restore species that have been eradicated at least in ...

The company recently announced the creation of three dire wolves, a canine species that hasn't roamed the Earth in more than 12,000 years, in the privately held company's continued efforts to ...