Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

One dog, known from bones found at the Pinarbasi rock shelter site in Turkey used by ancient human hunter-gatherers, is about ...

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.

Pushing back the domestication timeline by 5,000 years via ancient DNA, a new study suggests that dogs lived with humans ...

Scientists are tracing back the history of dogs using the oldest genes from the species ever studied ...

Different times, yet the same unspoken trust and unbreakable bond.

Some bones indicate that the hunter-gatherers of the time fed dogs fish. Their remains were also treated in similar ways to ...

A new DNA study reveals 15,800-year-old dogs in Anatolia were buried like humans, showing early bonds and rapid spread across ...

Living alongside humans changed both how dogs behave and how they look. Research shows that domestic dogs developed a small ...