According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase ...

The bond runs deep.

A recent study has unveiled the earliest genetic evidence of domestic dogs, pushing back our timeline of when humans first partnered with canines. By analyzing ancient dog DNA, researchers identified ...

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 ...

Can old dogs teach us new tricks for how to live longer, healthier lives? A nationwide project searches for answers.

New DNA evidence from a puppy skull found in Turkey has revealed that dogs may have been domesticated by humans 5,000 years earlier than we previously thought.

Long before humans planted their first crops, they were apparently feeding something else: dogs. Two new DNA studies in Nature push the earliest confirmed dogs in Europe and Western Asia back to at ...

Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and cultural upheavals. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

We've all heard it a million times: One human year is equal to seven years for a dog. But new scientific research has an updated scientific equation to determine how old your dog actually is in human ...

If you’re one of the many Massachusetts residents sick with the flu right now, you may be distancing yourself from others to prevent the spread. But there is at least one close relation you don’t need ...

The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years -- 5,000 years ...