Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...
The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...
Learn more about how ancient wolf DNA is still found in modern dogs, and how it’s shaped those breeds.
Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient ...
On average, terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry. While some large guardian dogs have high wolf ancestry, others including the Neapolitan mastiff, bullmastiff, and the St.
Scientists find wolf DNA in most modern dog breeds, revealing widespread ancestry that shaped size, behavior and adaptation.
Ancient wolves lived with people on tiny Baltic island. Their bones show shared food and long contact that hints at early ...
In early April, Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences claimed they had resurrected the long-extinct Ice Age dire wolf using gene editing techniques such as CRISPR on gray wolf genes. These edited genes ...