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

According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase ...

For the first time in history, scientists were able to retrieve DNA of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the plague, ...

Michael Bond explains how animals have influenced our minds and cultures and why human exceptionalism is downright misleading ...

Does "the animal" exist? Toward a theory of social life with animals / Susan J. Pearson and Mary Weismantel -- Touching animals : the search for a deeper understanding of animals / Nigel Rothfels -- ...

While nonhuman animals (animals) have played a large role in many aspects of human history, most traditional historical works either give them passing coverage or ignore them totally. 1 That is among ...

Pets play an important role in many people’s lives. In the UK, six out of ten households have at least one pet, dogs being ...

History holds countless moments where animals unexpectedly changed everything, often in ways that still surprise us today. Some of these moments involved unlikely participants whose contributions ...

The human ability to cook may seem ordinary, but it marks one of the most important evolutionary turning points in our ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Discover the science behind why we love our pets so much, from brain chemistry to emotional bonds that shape the deep ...