The idea of resurrecting long-lost direwolves sounds like pure fantasy—something out of Game of Thrones—yet Colossal Biosciences insists science is catching up with myth. Chief science officer Beth ...

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Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity By Stewart Edie , Smithsonian Institution Updated June 16, 2025 8:04 a.m.