Researchers sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 17 ancient dogs from Siberia, East Asia, and the Central Asian Steppe. Moreover, the analysis covered a large stretch of time, with specimens between ...

The human-dog bond supports emotional, physical, and social health by reducing stress, improving heart and immune function, ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are ...

Both the Northeast Asian ancestry in Chinese dogs and the Western ancestry in steppe dogs mirror human migrations. Neolithic steppe dogs can be traced to Eastern European hunter-gatherers, while the ...

Animal scientists have found new evidence to suggest that dogs can be neurodivergent, much like their human counterparts.

In two newly published studies, researchers at the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) investigated ...

Learn how two new studies reveal surprising parallels between dogs’ ADHD-like behaviors and human attention patterns, and how sleep and training can help distractible dogs learn more effectively.

Across species from pets to wildlife, chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and arthritis are increasingly common — and humans share much of the blame. Across the globe, animals from household pets ...

Exploring new caves during the Upper Palaeolithic was fraught with danger, which is why one group of ancient humans in Italy ...