Dogs and wolves living today derive from a shared ancient wolf population that lived alongside woolly mammoths and cave bears ...

Learn more about how ancient wolf DNA is still found in modern dogs, and how it’s shaped those breeds.

Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

Imagine a time thousands of years ago when wild wolves roamed near human camps, their eyes gleaming in the firelight. These ...

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Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that ...