Ancient remains in Turkey from 15,800 years ago have been confirmed as coming from a dog, the earliest one ever found. Genetic evidence also reveals that our best friends were already widely ...

Dogs were likely domesticated more than 14,000 years ago, a new study published this week found. In the largest study of canine remains to date, researchers from 17 institutions, including ...

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 ...

The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years—5,000 years earlier ...

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another. By Emily Anthes In the waning days of the ...

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 ...

Ancient wolves and the dawn of dogs New research is uncovering surprising twists in the long history between humans and canines. From prehistoric wolves brought to remote islands to early dogs ...

Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at two University of Liverpool/British Institute at Ankara archaeological excavation projects in central Anatolia, Turkey. Shedding new light ...