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 ...

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

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

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

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

Paternity has become a key test of faith in this east African country as DNA testing becomes more widely available, fueled in ...

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

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

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