Domestication

In ancient times, people cared for wolves as if they were domestic dogs.

A team of archaeologists from the University of Aberdeen, the Francis Crick Institute (UK), and Stockholm University (Sw…

Science & Technology
People began to bond with cats around 4,000 years ago.

Researchers at the University of Oxford (UK) have made a groundbreaking discovery in the popular field of . A new study reveals that the transition of cats from wild hunters…
Health & Beauty
Epidemics and pandemics: how the domestication of animals has impacted human health.

Civilization as we know it would not exist without domesticated animals. However, the domestication of these creatures has also brought humanity a host of serious diseases that have repeatedly escalated…
Mind & Life
When the wolf became a domestic dog: humans tamed dogs earlier than previously thought.

A team of Spanish researchers has dated the bone of the oldest domesticated dog. It turns out that humans have been befriending their canine companions for over 17,000 years. This…
Nature & Travel
Dogs have entered a new phase of domestication, according to scientists.

Nowadays, most people prefer to have friendly, calm, and well-adapted pets that fit into a more sedentary lifestyle. Just a few decades ago, dogs were seen as working animals, tasked…