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

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

New evidence of wolves and humans living together on Swedish island points to likely prehistoric domestication ...

A remarkable discovery on a remote Swedish island is reshaping what scientists know about early human–wolf relationships and ...

Who said it first, no one knows. But Frederick the Great, warrior ruler and enlightened despot of 18th-century Prussia, said it well. “The only, absolute and best friend a man has, in this selfish ...

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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were ...

About two-thirds of modern dog breeds carry some wolf ancestry introduced within the past few thousand years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Dogs have been found to be able to understand and act on human gestures by nature. However, the ability to recognize human gestures is considered rare in the animal kingdom. A research team led by ...

PARIS - Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware - they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by US scientists, who were surprised ...

The gray wolf, also called the timber wolf, is the largest member of the canine family with fur ranging from gray to brown, black or white. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

Domestic dogs started developing into different sizes and shapes thousands of years ago rather than hundreds, a new study claims. Scientists at the University of Exeter have analysed hundreds of ...