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Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists recently revealed that they have "brought back" extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only like dire wolves in appearance.

6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life
By Sascha Pare last updated
De-extinction, the science of resurrecting extinct species, is progressing in leaps and bounds. Here are six creatures that researchers could bring back to life — and one they've already revived.

Adorable dire wolf pups mark 'world's first de-extinction,' Colossal Biosciences says
By Patrick Pester, Pandora Dewan published
Dire wolves, made famous by HBO's Game of Thrones, have been extinct for around 12,500 years. But thanks to genetic engineers at biotech company Colossal Biosciences, these majestic predators are back.

130,000-year-old baby mammoth goes under the knife
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have performed a necropsy on a 130,000-year-old baby mammoth preserved in the Siberian permafrost.

'Twins! She has another baby': Sea monster from Chile had 2 buns in the oven, rare fossil reveals
By Soumya Sagar published
An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals.

Alligator-size amphibians died together in Triassic Wyoming, puzzling 'bone bed' reveals
By Skyler Ware published
The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists important clues about these creatures' lives.

Scientists uncover 'inside-out, legless, headless wonder' that lived long before the dinosaurs
By Skyler Ware published
Fossils of 444 million-year-old creatures whose bodies were preserved "inside-out" have been discovered in South Africa.

'Exquisitely preserved' ginormous claws from Mongolia reveal strange evolution in dinosaurs
By Jess Thomson published
A new species of dinosaur named Duonychus tsogtbaatari has been discovered by scientists, and unlike other therizinosaurs, this species has only two clawed fingers instead of three.

25,000-year-old mammoth bones reveal culture of ancient humans
By Jess Thomson published
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of at least five woolly mammoths at a site in Austria. The remains suggest that ancient humans processed the mammoths' ivory tusks 25,000 years ago.

Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach
By Jess Thomson published
Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million years ago, and some of the fish have their final meals preserved inside their stomachs.
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