For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST MISTAKE people make when they bring home a new puppy? Helen St. Pierre groaned. “I could write a novel about that,” she said. The condensed version: “People need to understand that ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Dogs have a special chemistry with humans that goes back many tens of thousands of years. Researchers investigated this special evolutionary relationship from a number of different angles. Their ...

TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday)! Even better, it’s Friday night! After a week of trying to appease your boss at work in order to bring home your much-needed paycheck, it is finally time to retreat ...

Kylie M. Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, the ACT government and donations from the general public. She is a director of the ...