Dogs were likely domesticated more than 14,000 years ago, a new study published this week found. In the largest study of canine remains to date, researchers from 17 institutions, including ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dogs have been loyal companions to people since we made them our first domesticated animals, descending long ago from gray wolves – though precisely when, where and why have ...

Dogs in Europe had been domesticated from wild wolves by at least 14,200 years ago, two new genetic studies suggest. The two studies are a “significant advance” in understanding how dogs evolved from ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...

A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that man's best friend lived alongside humans far earlier than previously believed. The study was detailed in a University College London (UCL) ...

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...