Wolves are less dangerous than pet dogs and should be reintroduced to Britain, according to a rewilding campaigner. Historically, wolves have been portrayed in Britain as “terrifying creatures” but ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes As a ...

As the Late Pleistocene ice age drew to a close, people and wolves began to bond. From there, it was just a few millenniums to puppy yoga and dog influencers. But the details of exactly how and when ...

New research shows humans may have brought wolves to a remote island, fed them, and cared for them thousands of years ago.

Humans cared for wolves long before dogs emerged, study finds - New evidence of wolves and humans living together on Swedish ...

It’s hard to imagine that dogs descended from fierce grey wolves—especially when your fat labrador begs for peanut butter, or your poodle snores on the couch. And yet, that’s exactly what happened.

Imagine a time thousands of years ago when wild wolves roamed near human camps, their eyes gleaming in the firelight. These fierce hunters would eventually become our loyal companions, transforming ...

Who said it first, no one knows. But Frederick the Great, warrior ruler and enlightened despot of 18th-century Prussia, said it well. “The only, absolute and best friend a man has, in this selfish ...