From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

On the left is a headshot photo of Adolf Hitler. On the right is an outdoor photo of a genetically modified wolf with white fur standing in front of some logs. Adolf Hitler (left) and a wolf that was ...

An American flag has been spotted lying down on the South Lawn of the White House - usually a sign of 'dire distress.' The Stars and Stripes were blown down from Donald Trump's newly-installed ...

Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler always had a deep affinity for country music, citing legends like Willie Nelson and the pedal steel guitar work of Jerry Byrd and Paul Franklin, who worked on the band’s ...

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Strands for Saturday, September 20, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme “Dire straits.” The ...

"They're 10 months old, and they're already 115 pounds," Colossal Biosciences says of dire wolves, Romulus and Remus Colossal Sciences A Colossal Biosciences representative confirmed that the dire ...

Those cute dire wolves are forming a pack. If you remember, Colossal Biosciences, the company seeking to bring back the woolly mammoth, revealed in April 2025 it had successfully birthed a trio of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Solomon N’Jie/Getty Images As Dire Straits’ seminal album Brothers in Arms celebrates its ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From 1978’s self-titled debut to the hit-and-miss coda of 1991’s On Every Street – via arguably ...

When Dire Straits released Brothers in Arms in May 1985, it didn’t just become a global chart sensation — it also became a defining moment in the evolution of music technology. This fifth studio album ...

Ben Lamm, the billionaire founder of Colossal Labs, and Sophie Turner spoke about his company’s efforts in reviving the long-extinct dire wolf during a panel at SXSW’s first London outpost. The wolf ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire ...