Dogs

Is your dog’s tail-wagging a side effect of domestication, or did humans select for it?

Traits such as face shape, size and sex help predict a dog breed’s life span

Jen Golbeck, “dog mom” to a group of golden retrievers called the Golden Ratio on social media, talks about the science of the bond between humans and their dogs and all the ways that the canines benefit people

Dogs are good for you, science says. 

In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despite dogs getting all the glory when it comes to retrieving prowess—cats want to play fetch, too

“Woolly dogs” that were kept by the Coast Salish peoples are now extinct, but researchers were able to see their importance written in the genome of the only known pelt

Veterinarians and researchers are investigating mysterious clusters of severe respiratory disease in dogs

Canine experts weigh in on a TikTok dog vision filter and the rich sensory world of humanity’s best friends

The “button dogs” of TikTok seem to be learning human words. What’s really going on?

The attentive and endearing doggy head tilt might indicate your pup is trying to process what you’re saying

Developing an allergy to your dog or cat can be a nightmare, but hyposensitization could offer permanent relief

The genome of the 1920s Siberian husky Balto suggests that greater genetic diversity and less inbreeding contribute to better health