A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

The woman shared Chief’s story through a voiceover layered over a montage of clips posted to his own account ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

More than 130 years since Jack the Ripper terrorised the murky, foggy streets of Victorian London, forensic scientists ...

A family with ties to Connecticut is now one step closer to having closure, thanks to a non-profit that works to provide ...