This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

"For the first time in human history, Colossal successfully restored a once-eradicated species through the science of de-extinction," the company states on its website. Photos and video of these ...

On April 7, Colossal Biosciences announced what they called the “world’s first de-extinction,” the births ... “We’re going to keep their location secret, at least for the time being ...

It was a time of significant changes for life on Earth, including the extinction of some species and the diversification of others. Here, we will explore what the Earth was like at this time ...

But some activists and scientists have pointed out the dubious nature of these claims, criticizing the murky science of de-extinction. To date, there has only been one successful attempt to bring ...

In what will likely be long remembered as a landmark achievement for conservation genomics, a team at Colossal Biosciences has announced that they have successfully brought the dire wolf, or at least ...

The Trump administration is trumpeting a biotech company’s claim of reviving a long-lost wolf as an argument for slashing endangered species protections. Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences said ...

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder. George R.R. Martin himself, who popularized the dire wolf as Jon Snow ...

First, scientists dug up some old bones. Fossils, actually — real direwolf teeth and skulls buried in the earth for 13,000 to 72,000 years. These bones still had tiny fragments of DNA inside ...

But the exact periods in history when it happened are less well known. Was it a single extinction event or a series of catastrophic changes? Exactly which animals were affected? Here, we will look ...

Colossal Biosciences Inc., a Dallas-based biotech firm with a $10 billion valuation, has announced a new breakthrough in its audacious mission to resurrect extinct animals. The company said on ...

Its revival has been called the “world’s first de-extinction”. Announcing the birth of three dire wolves – Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi, Colossal Biosciences said these resurrected wolf ...