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 ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day canines carry a small amount of wolf genes. A surprising study reveals that there ...

A comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary history of a species is essential to its conservation. Species often consist of distinct populations with genetic variation unevenly distributed ...

The origins of modern dogs have long puzzled scientists. A team of American researchers recently shed new light on this question by using computer simulations to explore the evolution of wolves into ...

A remarkable discovery of ancient wolf remains on a remote island in the Baltic Sea has challenged long-held assumptions about prehistoric human-animal relationships. Published in the Proceedings of ...

Both the Czechoslovakian wolfdog and the chihuahua have some recent wolf DNA, a new study suggests. cynoclub via Getty Images If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend ...

Genetic diversity is an important driver affecting the health of wildlife populations. In cooperatively breeding species, human impacts and breeder turnover can affect genetic diversity in groups. We ...

While the expansion of gray and Mexican gray wolf populations is often hailed as a conservation success, the consequences for ranching families can be gruesome, costly and complex - threatening the ...

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 ...