Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...

Humans exhibit rapid, intense reactions to snakes and spiders, rooted in ancient survival instincts. Specific visual cues ...

Footprints preserved on ancient dunes show Neanderthals actively navigating, hunting, and living along Portugal’s coastline.

While the research suggests a large amount of diversity existed as early as the Stone Age, many of the dogs we keep as pets ...

Human babies are born remarkably helpless, a deliberate evolutionary advantage. This early dependence allows for extended brain development outside t ...

A new study shows that climate shapes the land and can change where earthquakes happen and when volcanoes erupt.