Two studies provide scientists with a more comprehensive understanding of how early dogs were domesticated as they migrated around the world alongside humans ...

Researchers sequenced and analyzed the genomes of 17 ancient dogs from Siberia, East Asia, and the Central Asian Steppe.

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

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

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

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

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

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

Ancient wolves lived with people on tiny Baltic island. Their bones show shared food and long contact that hints at early ...