The close relationship between humans and dogs has been ongoing for more than 14,000 years, a new study has discovered. Researchers have uncovered evidence that dogs were living alongside humans ...

Two new studies using the oldest canine DNA ever analyzed have pushed the timeline of dog domestication back to about 15,800 years ago. Researchers found early dogs were already living with ...

The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years -- 5,000 years earlier than had previously been thought, new research said Wednesday. Despite ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...

The oldest dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across Europe and the Middle East. The remains, from the United Kingdom, Switzerland and ...

Dogs have been man’s best friend for a long, long time. The beloved animals were living alongside humans in western Eurasia around 14,000 to 16,000 years ago—before humans developed ...

The transition from wolves to the familiar domesticated dogs is a long-standing mystery that scientists are actively working to solve. Why is it important to understand the history of dog ...