Recent analysis has challenged long-held assumptions about the origins of canine diversity, revealing that dogs were already ...

The huge range of dog breeds that exists today is often thought of as a modern phenomenon, but new research suggests this ...

Distinct domestic dog types could have started developing thousands of years before modern breeding, archaeologists find.

Have you ever looked at your dog’s face and thought that there definitely is a human soul trapped in a dog body? Indeed, the dog-human bond is something of an anomaly in how easily two completely ...

Participate in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and more this month at the National Museum of Natural History Jack Tamisiea Tens of thousands of years ago, ancient humans domesticated the ancestors of gray ...

Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to ...

There is a good chance that many of you watching right now have a dog somewhere nearby. But what do you actually know about where dogs come from? You're probably aware they evolved from wolves..but ...

Domesticated dogs may have a third-wave evolution to become better human companions. A generation or two ago, dogs were ...

Dogs and humans have been companions for thousands of years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It hardly seems like a dainty teacup ...

Scientists have discovered that dogs may be entering a new wave of domestication, as humans now seek to have companions that are friendlier and calmer. A few decades ago, dogs were seen as animals ...

Origins of the dog: domestication and early history / JulieClutton-Brock -- Evolution of working dogs / Raymond Coppinger and Richard Schneider -- Genetic aspects of dog behaviour with particular ...