The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across ...

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

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

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our ...

They examined ancient genes from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves. The oldest dated back to about 15,800 years ago, ...

Scientists can’t paint a picture of exactly what the first dogs looked like, but think they resembled smaller wolves.

Does your dog howl like a wolf? This question inspired a group of researchers to learn whether dog breeds can regulate the ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the ...

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 US scientists, who were surprised to find ...