What’s furry, cute, and may have ancestral ties to ancient wolves? Possibly, your dog. Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

A bioarchaeologist is a scientist who combines biology, the study of life, with archaeology, the study of human history ...

Paleolithic humans domesticate dogs and spread them across Eurasia Ancient DNA shows dogs accompanied hunter‑gatherers across ...

New genetic and archaeological research suggests the partnership between humans and dogs began far earlier than previously established, with evidence indicating that domesticated dogs were distinct ...

Hunting companion, alarm system, loyal partner? The history of dogs by our side may have begun much earlier than we long ...