Ancient DNA from dogs and wolves has been analyzed to build a picture of when dogs were domesticated and how they evolved ...

Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.

Living alongside humans changed both how dogs behave and how they look. Research shows that domestic dogs developed a small ...

Two studies published in Nature on March 25, 2026, have extracted and analyzed ancient DNA from more than 200 dog and wolf ...

Watch a wolf documentary for a few minutes, then look at a French Bulldog snoring on someone’s couch. It almost feels impossible that they share the same ancestry. And yet they do. Every Chihuahua, ...

A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

New research reveals how dogs spread across Europe from 16,900 years ago, with DNA evidence showing eastern and western ...

Wolves became dogs via cooperation and reciprocity rather than through competition with humans "I wrote this book to remind people that the wolves we often demonize and persecute through wildlife ...