The focus should be on adopting humane and scientific methods that promote coexistence and collective wisdom rather than taking a quick-fix approach, the writers assert.

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Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

Scientists are beginning to trace a surprising link between the genes that shape dog behavior and the biology that underpins ...

New analysis of 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became the animals that ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

Researchers have discovered many of the genes influencing canine behavior also shape human personality, intelligence, and ...

Dogs traveled with humans for 11,000 years, revealing early diversity and deep ties between the species. Credit: Sheila Brown / Public Domain Dogs have been traveling alongside humans for at least ...

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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 ...