A team of mathematicians and statisticians from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the University of Tennessee and ...

The origins of modern dogs have long puzzled scientists. A team of American researchers recently shed new light on this ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

They may have been drawn to the discarded remains from ancient human meals, and a new model shows tame wolves could have ...

A new bill before the Washington State Legislature has sparked intense debate among lawmakers, wildlife advocates and local ...

Many people know that the domestication of the wolf took place in the Neolithic period. The common assumption is that humans chose the friendliest wolves and began to breed them. But what if it was ...

Whether humans are singular among animals in their use of complex language remains a hot topic among scientists in many fields. Rockefeller University researchers Robert B. Darnell and Erich D. Jarvis ...

Humans have caused the loss of the only male chimpanzee in one social group — and as a result at least one traditional ...

The Seattle & King County Public Health Department is warning about an increasing number of unpermitted food vendors, saying they pose significant safety risks.

Scientists discovered Bastetodon, a 300-million-year-old predator in Egypt, revealing Africa's ancient apex carnivores before modern lions and hyenas emerged.