There's no question that humans have left an indelible mark on the world, but we're also inadvertently steering the evolution ...

Last year, she and her team surveyed more than 1,200 dog owners and found that, unsurprisingly, dogs respond most to on-screen images of animals, especially other dogs. In the study, sporting and ...

The experience also appears to be beneficial for dogs, researchers added. Fecal tests showed that canine cortisol levels were lower a week after hanging with a human. "Even brief interactions with ...

There aren’t many pets better than a large, beautiful dog that makes you feel like you’re walking with your best friend. But, these big dogs usually have a lot of fur that some may find unpleasant, ...

has found evidence of humans domesticating avocados as far back as 7,500 years ago in what is now Honduras. Avocados grow naturally on tropical evergreen trees in parts of South and Central ...

Disney fans probably remember the scene in the classic 1961 film “101 Dalmatians” in which the Dalmatian Pongo sits by a window, watching other dogs and their owners walk by outside.

A new study suggests that early dogs may have self-domesticated from wolves through natural selection and not solely by human intervention. This research indicates a mutual relationship where ...

The dogs were the first domesticated animal in human history (1) and originated from gray wolf (2) with strong morphological selection during domesticating progress. The researchers found that the dog ...