Scientists don't know exactly how wolves were domesticated into early dogs, but it's possible that they domesticated themselves by choosing to coexist with humans so that, a new study finds, they ...

Why dogs follow their owners everywhere isn’t just affection, it’s an ancient wolf survival drive that domestication ...

A new study published in Animal Cognition suggests that while dogs appear more affectionate and submissive than wolves during greetings with humans, these differences may not be solely due to ...

Bones from the turn of the Holocene indicate that humans were feeding canines—including wolves and coyotes—fish over 10,000 years ago, Reading time 3 minutes Who let the dogs out? It remains unclear, ...

The facial structure of a dog has changed as they have become domesticated, according to new research. Researchers claim domesticated dogs have evolved facial muscles that can twitch at a faster rate ...

A recent study, published in Biology Letters, challenges the long-held notion that domestication is the primary driver of reduced brain size in domesticated animals, specifically dogs. Employing a ...

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Centuries of breeding to make our canine companions suit human aesthetics have left them less able to communicate through facial expressions than their wolf ancestors were, new research shows. Dogs ...

For decades, scientists, policymakers, graziers and land managers have been locked in a surprisingly high-stakes debate over what defines a dingo. Are these wild canids their own species? Or are they ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Genetic information from a 35,000-year-old wolf bone found below a frozen cliff in Siberia is shedding new light on humankind's long relationship with dogs, showing canine ...