A surprising diversity of dog shapes and sizes evolved long before the Victorians began making modern breeds Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great ...

The staggering array of modern dog breeds is typically traced to the Victorian era. But half of all canine variation was in ...

Dr Carly Ameen from the University of Exeter, another lead researcher on this project, explained to BBC News that almost half ...

“A reduction in skull size for dogs is first detectable between 9,700–8,700 years ago, while an increase in size variance ...

Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand ...

Distinct domestic dog types could have started developing thousands of years before modern breeding, archaeologists find.

An archaeological study has revealed when domestic dogs first began to show the remarkable diversity that characterizes them ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and might have ...

Scientists have traced the earliest dog skulls to about 11,000 years ago. The research suggests domestication began in the Ice Age, well before humans started creating modern breeds.

Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.

From palm-sized Chihuahuas to Great Danes that could pass for small horses, dogs today come in more shapes than any other ...

We often attribute this diversity to a relatively recent phenomenon: the Victorian kennel clubs that first emerged around 200 years ago. These clubs are usually credited with formalising the selective ...