and they did so by using computer models to simulate the evolution of a single wolf trait: human tolerance (sounds more like a cat trait, if you ask me). The models factored in the ability of ...

The origins of modern dogs have long puzzled scientists. A team of American researchers recently shed new light on this question by using computer simulations to explore the evolution of wolves into ...

Ancient wolves may have self-domesticated by staying near humans for food scraps, gradually evolving into early dogs.

The dog, Canis familiaris, is a direct descendent of the gray wolf, Canis lupus: In other words, dogs as we know them are domesticated wolves. Not only their behavior changed; domestic dogs are ...

For example, how would a scientist figure out evolutionary relationships between sharks, dolphins and wolves? Two fishy-looking animals and a four-legged, furry one. First we need to find the ...

A team of American researchers recently shed new light on this question by using computer simulations to explore the evolution of wolves into dogs. These scientists, from the University of ...