Dire wolves were fearsome predators that prowled around during the Late Pleistocene, between roughly 10,000 and 250,000 years ago. These carnivorous canids (Aenocyon dirus) were specialized hunters, ...

Part of a dire wolf skull discovered in Iowa is one of the items in the August 29 auction. Hot off of a whopping Martian meteorite auction earlier this summer, a dire wolf skull, fossilized cave bear, ...

Scientists have made this dream a reality by bringing back dire wolves, a species extinct for over 10,000 years. These massive wolves, known from the TV show Game of Thrones, are now growing at an ...

I read that a company recently succeeded in bringing back the dire wolf, a species that went extinct more than 10,000 years ago. How’d they do it? And what does this mean for other long-gone species ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The dire wolf is back, and no, this is not “Jurassic Park” or an episode of “Game ...