Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found. While wild dog-wolf hybrids had previously only been suspected through ...

Tamaskan dogs look a lot like huskies and are sometimes even called Tams or Tamaskan huskies. However, they have shorter coats that are a bit sleeker than a husky, with long snouts and long legs that ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in place roughly 10,000 years ago, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes As a ...

Brian Hare began studying dog intelligence as an undergraduate at Emory University in the 1990s, after realizing that Oreo, his Labrador retriever, had a remarkable ability. Unlike other animals, even ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...