Many people love dogs and keep them as pets. But sometimes dogs carry diseases that spread to humans. Many people think only ...

Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection that spreads easily and often looks like a thin red circle on the skin. Despite ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

Dogs have been part of human societies across Eurasia for at least 20,000 years, accompanying us through many social and ...

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and ...

Across species from pets to wildlife, chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and arthritis are increasingly common — and humans share much of the blame. Across the globe, animals from household pets ...

We often attribute this diversity to a relatively recent phenomenon: the Victorian kennel clubs that first emerged around 200 years ago. These clubs are usually credited with formalising the selective ...

Ineke Vander Aa's fact-filled book is an essential read for all dog guardians, many of whom live with highly sensitive dogs.

Advances in sequencing ancient DNA have revealed that over millenia, people have moved into new regions in successive waves, ...