Dogs may boost mental health by subtly reshaping the microbes in our bodies. Having a dog doesn’t only mean companionship, ...

The researchers also devised a new way to calculate a dog’s age, but it’s arguably more complicated than simply multiplying ...

A survey finds 8 in 10 dog parents believe it was fate they met their pup, and most say their dog’s personality closely ...

Tiamat Warda's new book on emotional labor will help guide dogs and their humans to work together in mutually productive and ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures ...

Researchers have discovered many of the genes influencing canine behavior also shape human personality, intelligence, and ...

Ancient dog skulls and DNA reveal a surprising diversity in shape and size over 10,000 years ago, long before modern breeds. These early canines were not just companions but travelled extensively with ...

It's no surprise that dogs benefit people's mental health. In a paper published in iScience, researchers point to a reason as ...

Playing with a pooch can help our brains concentrate and relax, a family dog can help prevent food allergies in children, and ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

Other studies have shown dog owners have differences in their microbiomes, including greater microbial diversity, compared to ...