Dogs transformed from wolves during the Stone Age, study finds - Dogs developed stockier faces and shorter snouts shortly ...

Dr Carly Ameen from the University of Exeter, another lead researcher on this project, explained to BBC News that almost half ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found. While wild dog-wolf hybrids had previously only been suspected through ...

A surprising diversity of dog shapes and sizes evolved long before the Victorians began making modern breeds Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great ...

Domestic dogs are among the most diverse mammals on the planet. From the tiny chihuahua to the towering great dane, the ...

A new study finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we're familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago.

From palm-sized Chihuahuas to Great Danes that could pass for small horses, dogs today come in more shapes than any other ...

Distinct domestic dog types could have started developing thousands of years before modern breeding, archaeologists find.

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.