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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

“We found that dogs were already remarkably diverse in their skull shapes and sizes more than 11,000 years ago — long before ...

A team of mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the University of Tennessee and Valparaiso University, all in the U.S., has found new evidence that wolves had ...

Domesticated dogs may have a third-wave evolution to become better human companions. A generation or two ago, dogs were ...

Dog diversity in size and shape started 11,000 years ago, predating modern breeding. Research on dog and wolf skulls has ...

The evolutionary adaptation of wolves into domesticated dogs is one of the most intriguing examples of coevolution between humans and animals. This transformation, rooted in millennia of shared ...

A new study reveals that the remarkable diversity in dog sizes and shapes began at least 11,000 years ago. By examining the ...