Viking with dog Modern humans first emerged in Africa about a quarter of a million years ago. For most of the intervening time we were hunter-gatherers, spending a large proportion of our time in the ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...

How did you learn most of the important skills that you use in your everyday life? If you think about it, you will probably come to the conclusion that you gained this knowledge simply by observing ...

Selective breeding has worked wonders in transforming cats into the creatures we adore today, but it’s not all about looks. While we’ve enhanced their beauty, we've also unintentionally opened the ...