The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...
Dogs have been humanity's loyal companions for millennia, and a new study of ancient canine DNA reveals just how deeply intertwined their histories are with ours. An international team led by Chinese ...
Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and ...
Ancient dog skulls and DNA reveal a surprising diversity in shape and size over 10,000 years ago, long before modern breeds.
From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colours and sizes. Today there are ...
A genomic study shows that over the last 10,000 years, diverse Eurasian cultures kept and spread genetically distinct dog populations.