How much influence did humans really have on the enormous variety of today’s dog breeds? An analysis of dog skulls from the ...

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

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

Research indicates that selective breeding has significantly altered the brain anatomy of dogs. The findings of this study ...

Domestic dogs are among the most diverse mammals on the planet. From the tiny chihuahua to the towering great dane, the ...

We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding ...

New research indicates that the diversity in dog size and shape started at least 11,000 years ago, predating modern breeding. A study of canine skulls highlights this evolution. Meanwhile, three ...

This means the wide range of shapes and sizes dogs have today isn’t solely a product of the intense selective breeding programs that became popular in the last few centuries. Some of that variation ...

A groundbreaking study reveals kissing predates humans by millions of years, originating with ape ancestors in prehistoric ...

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A study led by Oxford University argues that kissing evolved in the common ancestors of humans and apes, and that our extinct ...