For years, tales of giant squids roaming the ocean depths lived mostly in folklore and maritime legends - dismissed as mythological creatures without solid scientific backing. These elusive beings ...

A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny.

Dire wolves, the ancient predators made famous in the mythical “Game of Thrones” universe, have been somewhat resurrected by a pioneering genetic editing company. Colossal Biosciences announced the ...

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) said it uncovered "large, prehistoric animals" described as "colossal creatures" during a recent archaeological survey ahead of work on the Lubbock Loop ...

When Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences' announced it was bringing back dire wolves from extinction, lots of people wondered if this was fact or fantasy. William Lynn, a research scientist at Clark ...

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On Monday, the “de-extinction” startup Colossal Biosciences announced its most ambitious results to date: the dire wolf. These are creatures that have been extinct for more than 12,000 years and made ...