Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

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Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia. Domesticated species are the plants and animals that have evolved to live ...

Sundaland was a vast Southeast Asian landmass that existed for most of the last 2 million years, exposed during glacial ...

A hybrid grolar bear saga is unfolding in the Arctic, and the tale of this strange family has much to tell us about nature on ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk - ...

Scientists discovered a new human species, Homo juluensis, in the Xujiayao site in China that lived 200,000 years ago.

Humans have moved plants and animals well beyond their native ranges, across barriers that normally prevent dispersal. As a result, people have ...

The gray wolf, also called the timber wolf, is the largest member of the canine family with fur ranging from gray to brown, black or white. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of "survival of the ...