For the ancient Maya, the journey required hauling small dogs across hundreds of miles of rugged mountains and dense jungles.

Depictions of dogs in Maya art and archaeological finds point to a variety of possible roles in the ancient culture.

Heartworm’s global spread likely stems from ancient canid hosts, not recent human activity. Findings may reshape treatment ...

New research uncovers the first evidence of Peruvian hairless dogs, showing how they lived, fed and were buried at a Wari ...

A study published in Nature on March 25, 2026, has identified the oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs in Europe and what is now Turkiye, pushing back the confirmed timeline for dog domestication ...

A study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology combined zooarchaeology with multi-isotopic analysis to ...

Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years. Scientists think dogs descended ...

A new study published in the journal Nature suggests that man's best friend lived alongside humans far earlier than previously believed. The study was detailed in a University College London (UCL) ...

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 ...

Two studies published in Nature on March 25, 2026, have extracted and analyzed ancient DNA from more than 200 dog and wolf remains, producing the oldest canine genetic dataset ever assembled. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been ...