A Neolithic burial in Sweden shows how humans treated dogs as valued companions, offering rare insight into ritual life 5,000 ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and cultural upheavals. A new study by an international team, published in the ...

Cutting off reproduction — from birth control to castration — consistently adds years to life across species, even humans.

An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, ...

A long-shared history links humans and dogs, a relationship that began more than 15,000 years ago when early wolves sought food and shelter near human settlements and gradually adapted to life ...