Scientists have never been certain about how exactly wolves evolved into domesticated dogs, but a new study has just advanced ...

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Pets and other domesticated animals could provide new clues into the emergence of infections that can spread between animals and humans. The study showed that the number of parasites and pathogens ...

It's hard to imagine a beloved pet dog surviving in the world. But reports of a 4 kg miniature dachshund looking well 500 days after she escaped during a family holiday is raising questions about how ...

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We have degraded our cats. We put them in tights, dress them up as sushi for Halloween, and have perpetuated a myth of laziness that makes it difficult to believe that Mr. Mittens could be at all ...

Domestic animals’ cuteness and humans’ relatively flat faces may be the work of a gene that controls some important developmental cells, a study of lab-grown human cells suggests. Some scientists are ...