It seems the diversity of domestic dogs first began developing thousands of years before humans started intensely shaping modern breeds in the 19th century—challenging what we thought about canine ...

Biologists have shown evidence of a kind of “copycat” evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. An unusual museum collection in Bern, Switzerland, houses the largest scientific ...

Dogs are humanity's best friend, and this is partially because we've bred them to better suit our preferences and needs. The Alaskan Malamute and Komondor, for example, were intentionally bred to ...