The scientists found that 64.1% of modern breed dogs carry wolf ancestry due to genetic crossbreeding nearly 1,000 ...

Most modern dog breeds have small amounts of wolf ancestry from long after dogs were domesticated, according to a new study.

New research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

U.S. scientists analyzed the DNA of numerous modern-day dog breeds, and found that two-thirds of pet dogs have traceable wolf ...

On average, terriers, gundogs, and scent hounds have the least wolf ancestry. While some large guardian dogs have high wolf ancestry, others including the Neapolitan mastiff, bullmastiff, and the St.

Scientists find wolf DNA in most modern dog breeds, revealing widespread ancestry that shaped size, behavior and adaptation.

Most modern dogs carry traces of wolf ancestry that subtly influence their behavior, appearance, and environmental adaptations.

Dogs evolved from gray wolves, but scientists debate exactly where, when and how many times dogs were domesticated. Ancient DNA evidence suggests that domestication happened twice, in eastern and ...

High-wolf-content dogs, for instance, appear more suspicious of strangers and territorial, while low wolf-content dogs appear ...

I brought my rehomed lurcher, Dixie, home a little over six months ago and since then I have been trying to figure out exactly what sort of lurcher she is. She has long, coarse hair along her spine, ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.