Learn how two new studies reveal surprising parallels between dogs’ ADHD-like behaviors and human attention patterns, and how ...

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, ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

New research shows dogs traveled with humans for 11,000 years, revealing early diversity and deep ties between the species.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Impulsive behaviour in dogs is also linked to low levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. Serotonin is ...