Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. From their wolf ancestors to today’s sweet, loyal ...

Thousands of years ago, when humans were still nomads and the Ice Age winds howled across the land, a pact was silently made between two species. Wolves, drawn to the scraps of human camps, edged ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...