Two studies published in Nature report that domestic dogs lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across western Eurasia as early as 15,800 years ago, pushing back the genetic confirmation of dog ...

Two companion papers published in Nature have identified the oldest genomes ever recovered from domestic dogs, tracing a single ancestral population that spread across western Eurasia between 18,500 ...

Modern dogs come in all shapes and sizes. A new study finds they started evolving much of that physical diversity thousands of years ago. (Stephanie Keith | Getty Images) You don't have to walk by a ...

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. By uncovering the ...

You don't have to walk by a dog park to know that domestic dogs come in all shapes and sizes. From two-pound Chihuahuas to 150-pound Newfoundlands, chunky Labradors to slender Vizlas, our canine ...