Pets are expensive and reservoirs for diseases. So why do we care so much? Where do I begin? asks Charles Foster.

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

Every household dog, from a towering Great Dane to a trembling toy breed, traces back to wild wolves. New genetic work shows ...

Many dog owners may not be surprised to learn that most dogs still carry some wolf DNA in their genomes. Domestication has ...

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

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

Long before cities and civilization, early humans took a revolutionary step: they domesticated animals. This documentary explores how wolves became dogs, how goats and pigs were tamed, how cattle, ...

Schools with pet-friendly campus living policies When students go off to college, many have to leave their furry or cold-blooded friends behind with family members. Typically, only service animals ...

In the Heber Valley, Seus’ parents, Doug and Lynne, trained the film-famous Bart the Bear, best known for his appearance in movies like “Legends of the Fall” and “The Bear.” Seus dipped her toes into ...

On the northern edge of Ukraine, inside the 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned Chornobyl (commonly ...

A new study finds urban raccoons have snouts 3.56% shorter than rural ones, supporting early domestication traits.

And then there’s this Sarplaninac baby, who somehow manages to look both. In the short clip, this incredibly rare mountain ...