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 ...

Dogs have spent thousands of years evolving alongside us—and thanks to natural selection and selective breeding, they’ve become pros at reading our emotions. A slight change in our tone, a raised ...

Their sense of smell is their superpower. Dogs not only offer us companionship and joy, they also have an extraordinary ability: they can detect diseases in humans before obvious symptoms appear.

Scientists in the U.S. and Britain are looking at dogs for answers. Dogs have a remarkable sense of smell and scientists are studying whether our canine friends could help identify people infected ...

Many dog breeds are noted for their personalities and behavioral traits, from the distinctive vocalizations of huskies to the herding of border collies. People have worked to identify the genes ...

A study proposes that aging may impact the genome of dogs and humans in similar ways. Researchers analyzed the genomes of 104 labrador retrievers between the ages of 4 weeks and 16 years old. Break ...

What makes dogs so special is their deeply social nature—not just with humans, but with each other. Anyone who’s lived with more than one dog has likely seen the strong, lasting bonds they form. They ...

From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are estimated to be about 700 million dogs living with or around humans. To ...

We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: There’s 20,000 to 40,000 years of evolution causing them to behave that way ...