Advances in sequencing ancient DNA have revealed that over millenia, people have moved into new regions in successive waves, ...

New analysis of 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became the animals that ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

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.

Two studies provide scientists with a more comprehensive understanding of how early dogs were domesticated as they migrated ...

A team of genetics researchers has sequenced the genomes of Greenland sled dogs, or qimmeq (plural qimmit), both living and dead. Their results shed light on both the development of this breed and ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

Most modern dogs carry traces of wolf ancestry that subtly influence their behavior, appearance, and environmental adaptations.

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...

New research shows that domestic dogs began diversifying at least 11,000 years ago, long before modern breeding. A major ...