Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

Three abandoned 'wolf hybrid' puppies spotted on the streets of Preston have been given a second chance thanks to the quick ...

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend has got some wolf in her, you might be right. A ...

Most modern dog breeds have small amounts of wolf ancestry from long after dogs were domesticated, according to a new study. The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, ...

This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3.

A video has revealed never-before-seen behaviors in wolves that could mark the first case of tool use in a wild member of the wolf and dog family — and it was all for some crab bait.

(THE CONVERSATION) Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that ...