Dogs have stronger facial muscles compared to wolves, giving them the sad or “puppy dog eyes” look.

Researchers studied 3,000-year-old skeletal remains from Mongolia to understand the origins of veterinary dental practices.

European settlers likely wiped out these ancient dogs, but the animals seem to have left a lasting legacy in a transmissible canine cancer.

Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.

Researchers pinpoint the genes that make pooches so dang affable.

A new genetic analysis contradicts a 2016 study proposing that our canine companions were domesticated from two distinct populations.

Genetic variants on chromosome 26 appears to play a role in a dog’s tendency to turn to people for help.

Sequencing more than 150 yeast genomes, scientists describe distinct lineages cultivated by humans for making beer and wine.

A study suggests that wolves were transformed into man’s best friend more than once, in Asia and in Europe or the Near East.