Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully ...

New research shows humans may have brought wolves to a remote island, fed them, and cared for them thousands of years ago.

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

Your pet dog -- and every other dog in the world -- most likely descended from a single population of wolves that lived 20,000 to 40,000 years ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature ...

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 ...

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 ...

PILOT HILL, Calif. — On a back road in Pilot Hill, California, overlooking Folsom Lake, there’s a sanctuary where women and wolves heal together. As the sound of howling echoes through the hills, it’s ...

Gray wolves in Wisconsin killed six hunting dogs and injured two more in a series of recent attacks that occurred just one day apart in Langlade County. Federal wildlife agents confirmed the two ...