Dogs were likely domesticated more than 14,000 years ago, a new study published this week found. In the largest study of canine remains to date, researchers from 17 institutions, including ...

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another. By Emily Anthes In the waning days of the ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...

Research suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age They are humankind’s best friend, and now ancient DNA analysis has revealed that the ...

In this dog-eat-dog world, these plucky pups refuse to meat their maker. Every dog has its day. But today, seven cunning canines are being celebrated, worldwide, after joining forces and fleeing a ...

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Police in Colorado are investigating after, they say, a family's pooches were sickened by methamphetamine-laced hot dogs placed in their backyard going back months. Subscribe to read this story ...

Baggs, a 5-month-old golden retriever, was the runt of the litter. Now, she’s training to be an avalanche rescue dog. Dogs play an essential role when an avalanche strikes. Their powerful noses help ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Dogs have been man’s best friend for a long, long time. The beloved animals were living alongside humans in western Eurasia around 14,000 to 16,000 years ago—before humans developed ...

Dogs rescued from an overcrowded property earlier this year are "doing really well", the RSPCA told the BBC after an image taken by a rescuer showed more than 250 poodle-cross dogs crammed in a living ...