According to the study authors, ancient wolves that craved the benefits of human companionship would have had time to essentially domesticate themselves, essentially becoming dogs via natural ...

Interview with lead author Laurent Frantz and Principal Investigator of the Wellcome Trust Palaeogenomics & Bio-Archaeology Research Network at Oxford University, Greger Larson, about the research.

The study's models found that early dogs separated from their ancient wolf species 37 percent of the time. If the scavenging animals preferred tamer mates, they formed packs of early dogs 74 ...

This is an ancient Taimyr Wolf bone from the lower jaw. The animal lived approximately 27,000 to 40,000 years ago. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

All dog physiology, from Chihuahua to Great Dane, is based on the body-plan of the ancient wolf’s foetus. This is known as the vomeronasal organ, which lies in the space between a dog’s ...