The scientists who revived dire wolves are clearly aware of the Game of Thrones connection, so why didn't they name them Ghost or Nymeria or something? Turns out there's an answer: ...

Residents of the Gulf Coast, though, know these animals much better by a name that has become quite familiar: ghost wolves. The ghost wolves are, simply, coyotes whose genetic makeup contains an ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

About the same size as the modern-day gray wolves (Canis lupus), the dire wolf’s canine tooth had the strongest bite force of ...

Game of Thrones snubbed the importance of dire wolves in the story, and now—they are back from extinction as scientists successfully brought them to life!

As soon as Colossal Biosciences declared that it brought the dire wolf back from extinction, everyone felt a sense of wonder.

Without them, Westeros might not exist,' Martin said, recounting his longtime fascination with the ancient wolves.

Researchers at Texas-based Colossal Biosciences have successfully used DNA from Gulf Coast coyotes to clone four pups with a significant percentage of red wolf DNA.

Ghosts of the Arctic follows a family of wolves as they struggle to raise their pups in this unforgiving environment. Set within a stunning landscape of snow-capped mountains and ice-locked fjords ...