The Japanese wolf, a species thought to have gone extinct more than a century ago, may still roam the rugged mountain terrain ...

Across the planet, islands are homes to species of animals that cannot be found anywhere else. Isolated from the mainland, these species become genetically different from close relatives simply ...

When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

Last year, Colossal Biosciences announced that it had used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species. Dire wolves became extinct towards the ...

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As the Trump administration slashes funding for health, energy and climate research, there’s one science the administration is promoting: de-extinction. Earlier this month, a biotechnology company ...

The recent claim that a U.S. biotechnology company resurrected the long-extinct dire wolf through genetic engineering seemed to shock the science world. The species of canine -- about the same size as ...

They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively—they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species. A Texas startup called ...

Winter is coming ... and so are the dire wolves. The large canines — best known for being featured in the HBO series "Game of Thrones" — went extinct nearly 13,000 years ago. But they're now making a ...