In the late 1950s, a pioneering Soviet scientist initiated a fascinating project of domesticating silver foxes. By selectively breeding the friendliest individuals across generations, he witnessed ...

This marks my fourth Psychology Today post on a remarkable experiment in evolution that has been underway in Novosibirsk, Russia for the last sixty-one years. Researchers have been, year after year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lyudmila Trut with one of her domesticated foxes Lyudmila Trut, who has died aged 90, was a Soviet scientist and lead researcher ...

Long time readers of Dog O’Day may recall a previous article about the experiments in fox domestication. One notable ...

In 1959, Soviet scientists embarked on an audacious experiment to breed a population of tame foxes, a strain of animals that wouldn’t be aggressive or fearful of people. Scientists painstakingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An urban red fox wanders on top of a brick wall. People who see evidence of "self-domestication" in foxes are confusing it with ...

Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products for their nutritional ...

Domestication leaves its marks slowly, and not always where we think to look. For decades, the story of domestication has lived in the face, a softer skull, smaller teeth, floppy ears, a curly tail.