The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across ...

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 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 ...

Learn how DNA from 14,200-year-old dogs shows they lived in Europe before farming and traces their ancestry to eastern wolves ...

They examined ancient genes from the remains of over 200 dogs and wolves. The oldest dated back to about 15,800 years ago, ...

Two new ancient DNA studies suggest that domesticated dogs were widespread in western Eurasia more than 14,000 years ago ...

Scientists think dogs descended from an ancient population of gray wolves somewhere in Europe or Asia. Tens of thousands of ...

Genetic analysis of canid remains from a rock shelter in central Türkiye has identified what researchers describe as the earliest known domestic dog, dating to approximately 15,800 years ago. The ...

A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by US scientists, who were surprised to find ...