On a wind-battered rock in the Baltic Sea, archaeologists have uncovered a puzzle that cuts to the heart of how dogs first ...

The Blood Moon Pack has had a rough couple of years. The male, named Y1T and known for distinct dark streaks on his face, had produced a litter of pups with his mate in the spring of 2024, but none ...

A review study shows that Yellowstone National Park's reintroduction of wolves was more complicated and predator conservation ...

One of the most remarkable traits of the Eastern Coyote is its ability to adapt to nearly any environment. Unlike coyotes, which prefer open terrains, or wolves, which thrive in dense forests, ...

Recent findings indicate that dire wolves and gray wolves are distantly related, having diverged about 5.7 million years ago and, as far as scientists can tell, never interbred since then. When you ...

DNA analysis, radiocarbon dating, and advanced measuring techniques are helping scientists learn where dogs came from and when they became our best friends. Our relationship with dogs goes back tens ...

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 ...