We review the main diseases that can be transmitted from feral swine to humans, domestic animals, and livestock.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed a case of rabies in a dog in Covington County, with officials ...

Research suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

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 ...

One dog, known from bones found at the Pinarbasi rock shelter site in Turkey used by ancient human hunter-gatherers, is about ...

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.

A study published in Nature on March 25, 2026, has identified the oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs in Europe and ...

It seems that domestic cats were not the first felines to live with humans, a study undertaken in China has revealed. In fact, the cats we are most familiar with they only arrived in the region via ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A domesticated animal is one that has been bred and adapted ...

Since the Middle Ages, the size of wild and domestic animals has largely been shaped by human selection: domestic animals are increasingly larger; wild animals increasingly smaller. During the 7,000 ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree. According to the American Pet Products Association, around 94 million ...