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 ...

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

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

It’s no secret that dogs used to be wolves – a once-wild species domesticated over generations until it became humanity’s ...

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

Wolves may have become early dogs to get easy food. A recent study suggests they adapted over time for survival. Instead of humans taming them, wolves may have chosen a calmer lifestyle. This natural ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

How did wolves domesticated into dogs? The new study answers. Wolves may have domesticated themselves into early dogs to have easy access to food, thousands of years ago, a new study has claimed.

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 ...

A recent New Yorker essay called "The Myth of the Alpha Wolf" by Rivka Galchen caught my attention and that of numerous people who emailed me about it. My purpose here is to clarify a number of points ...

Put plainly, dogs are wolves and wolves are dogs. That is the conclusion, too, of a little noticed paper in Genome Research [published online in December 2015; paywall] by Zhenxin Fan, of the Key ...