Ancient DNA Study Rewrites Origins of Europe’s First Dogs
Scientists have extracted and analyzed DNA from 216 canid remains, including 181 from Paleolithic and Mesolithic Europe. The…
Which Wild Animals Could Humans Domesticate Into the Next Great Pet?
There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty…
How Fearsome Wolves Became Loyal Dogs — and Changed Human History Forever
The dog diverged from a now-extinct population of wolves 27,000–40,000 years ago, before or during the Last Glacial…