New research on 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became our closest animal partners. Instead of a slow, recent march from generic village mutt to ...

New analysis of 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became the animals that now sleep on our sofas. Instead of a slow, uniform shift from wolf to dog, ...

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape appearing over 11,000 years ago. A massive global analysis of ancient skulls shows ...

Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to German shepherd. In fact, the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, shows more ...

Police in Texas launched an investigation last week after a family called in to report their dog had brought home a human skull it had found. The Luling Police Department first received a call from ...

Four months ago, a dog in east Birmingham showed up at home with a human skull, which was later determined to have a gunshot wound to the head. That same dog has now dragged home what could be another ...

Researchers digitised the skulls of 431 dogs, cats and wild relatives. The database can be used for educational and research purposes. The ELTE Eötvös Loránd University is home to the skulls of more ...

A dead body was discovered in a California neighborhood on Thursday after a resident saw a dog drop a human skull on a sidewalk, officials said. The Fresno Police Department was called to the area of ...

A 9-year-old dog has a new skull and a cancer-free life because of 3D printing. Patches, the cancer-stricken dachschund, is feeling better thanks to researchers at a Canadian university. Dr. Michelle ...