A genetic study shows how human breeding choices influence ear length in dogs and why those traits persist across breeds.

They may be man’s best friend, but could we have created dogs in our own image? Scientists say that by selectively breeding the animals for certain behaviours, humans have shaped their brains. Over ...

Selective breeding has dramatically transformed dogs over the last 100 years, often at the expense of their health. Modern standards have led to exaggerated physical traits in breeds like Pugs, ...

These findings contradict the notion that such diversity was mainly a relatively new phenomenon driven by selective breeding in recent centuries. Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows. At first glance, Persian cats and pugs don’t ...

Learn about a new study that challenges whether dog breeds are truly specialized for tasks based on skull shape, suggesting behavior matters more than morphology. The human-canine bond began more than ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike—with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows. At first glance, Persian cats and pugs don't ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...