Modern dogs, classified as Canis lupus familiaris, share a common ancestor with the gray wolf. Genetic studies have shown ...

What’s furry, cute, and may have ancestral ties to ancient wolves? Possibly, your dog. Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...

A new study has revealed that dogs began their physical transformation from wolves during the Middle Stone Age - several centuries earlier than previously thought. In the 21st century, it is difficult ...

Remains on a small island in the Baltic Sea suggest that humans kept and cared for wolves for thousands of years before they ...

Your pet dog -- and every other dog in the world -- most likely descended from a single population of wolves that lived 20,000 to 40,000 years ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature ...

Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully emerged, according to a new study. Archaeologists found the remains, dated ...

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About two-thirds of modern dog breeds carry some wolf ancestry introduced within the past few thousand years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...