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 ...

Over the last 100 years, dogs have changed dramatically, all thanks to selective breeding. Once valued mainly for their abilities and roles as working companions, today's dogs often show exaggerated ...

Dear reader, I love science and research, especially the current studies that are being done with canines. Dr. Brian Hare from Duke University is the foremost researcher in canine cognitive ...

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“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...

DNA analysis, radiocarbon dating, and advanced measuring techniques are helping scientists learn where dogs came from and when they became our best friends. Our relationship with dogs goes back tens ...

They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches. But the most widely used word for these beloved animals — "dog" — is also a great linguistic mystery. "The most everyday, commonplace words ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...