Mahavir Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, on April 10, 2025. The festival honors his teachings of non-violence (Ahimsa), truth (Satya), compassion, and ...

Now that a "de-extinction" company says it has revived the dire wolf species that was extinct for over 10,000 years, could dinosaurs and the woolly mammoth be next? What about the dodo bird?

"Colossal compared the genomes of the dire wolf and the gray wolf, and from about 19,000 genes, they determined that 20 changes in 14 genes gave them a dire wolf," Rawlence said.

The extinct Dire wolf (Canis dirus) is the most common species of wolf found in the asphalt at Rancho La Brea. In this diorama, a complete Dire wolf skeleton is shown with an artist’s conception of ...

Colossal Biosciences, a biotech firm, has successfully revived the dire wolf, an Ice Age species extinct for over 12,000 years, through advanced genetic engineering and CRISPR technology.

The wolf pups, which range in age from 3 to 6 months old, have long white hair, muscular jaws and already weigh in at around 80 pounds — on track to reach 140 pounds at maturity, researchers at ...

Romulus and Remus nod to the legendary founders of Rome, raised by a wolf, while Khaleesi evokes the dire wolves of Game of Thrones. It’s a resurrection story made for the headlines, but beneath ...

Elon Musk has requested the 'de-extinction' company Colossal Biosciences to resurrect another animal after a successful dire wolf cloning feat. (X / AP Photo) Billionaire Elon Musk may be on the ...

Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of three dire wolf puppies. Romulus and Remus were born in October 2024, while Khaleesi arrived in January 2025. Dallas-based biotech company Colossal ...

A US bio firm has announced the "rebirth" of an extinct carnivore called the dire wolf by using genome editing technology. The species is believed to have died off about 13,000 years ago.

It was once thought to be a creature of fantasy, made famous by Game of Thrones, but now the legendary dire wolf has returned—sort of. Scientists at Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...