Ancient wolves lived with people on tiny Baltic island. Their bones show shared food and long contact that hints at early ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

Among dogs without a history of purposeful crossbreeding, samples from two Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hounds led the way, ...

The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...

The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

Scientists find wolf DNA in most modern dog breeds, revealing widespread ancestry that shaped size, behavior and adaptation.

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

Imagine walking your tiny Chihuahua, only to find out that it shares a lineage with the majestic grey wolf. A recent groundbreaking study conducted by scientists from the American Museum of Natural ...

Most modern dogs carry traces of wolf ancestry that subtly influence their behavior, appearance, and environmental adaptations.

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.

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that the majority of dogs living today have low but detectable ...

Genomic analysis of more than 2,700 dog and wolf genomes shows that most modern dogs carry small traces of post-domestication ...