While an increasingly small number of people, especially academic researchers, try to argue that nonhuman animals (animals) don’t really make friends, most people, including both researchers and ...

Ancient humans and canines formed deep bonds long before the invention of farms or modern pet toys. Evidence from DNA and ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on March 22, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. Everyone knows the old adage about dogs being man's best friend, but you may not know ...

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 ...