Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype

A biotech company made history with the birth of three genetically engineered wolves: What we know about these prehistoric predators.

Fantasy fans bitterly joked that they were seeing actual dire wolves — which featured prominently in HBO’s Game of Thrones series — before the long-awaited release of George R.R. Martin’s next novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series.