The 10 latest articles on Domestication & Evolution come from 10 sources, published between May 23 and Nov 9.
People in these stories: Botai (2)
Organizations: Kunming Institute of Zoology (2)
Places: Eurasia (2), Eastern Eurasia (2), Asia (2), Peru (2)
Anthropologists seeking to understand human evolution often include primates such as chimps or apes in their studies. But a new review paper by Kyle Smith, a postdoctoral research scholar in NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, argues that an equally…
The Holocene (beginning around 12,000âyears ago) encompassed some of the most significant changes in human evolution, with far-reaching consequences for the dietary, physical and mental health of present-day populations. Using a dataset of more than... Uncover the latest and most…
Dr. Universe: Why don’t we drink dog milk? – Suzy, 7, Wisconsin I love a saucer of milk. But that’s usually cow milk or maybe goat milk. I asked my friend Kim Davenport why nobody drinks dog milk. She studies dairy cows…
For a long time, scientists believed that dogs and foxes couldn’t produce offspring together — but a groundbreaking discovery in Brazil has challenged that belief. While dogs and foxes share certain physical and behavioural traits, it was widely accepted that their…
DNA testing shows just how unique Fungie was, as he was found to be the only solitary dolphin in Ireland to be of mixed lineage. A study by the Atlantic Technological University in Galway shows that Fungie was a mix…
It would have been one of the last of its kind(Image: Mauricio Anton / SWNS) The 14,000-year-old puppy was discovered frozen in time with a chunk of extinct woolly rhinoceros in its belly. The young animal, officially a prehistoric canine,…
The Times of India
Ancient bones and DNA reveal that dog diversity and their close relationship with migrating humans developed thousands of years ago. Place a village dog beside a toy poodle and a mastiff, and the extraordinary physical range of a single species…
Peru's first great empire left no written records. Now, archaeologists are piecing together who the Wari were with the help of ancient dog mummies. The Peruvian hairless dog is a bald, wrinkly, and strange-looking pup. Yet, the perro peruano sin…
Discover the engineering revolution transforming modern defense with Strength, Stealth, Speed: The Very Fast Future of Advanced Defense Isotopic analysis and studies are shedding light on the “Peruvian Incan Orchid.” Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of Peruvian hairless…
How dogs became dogs: domestication research, ancient dog DNA, archaeological dog finds, dog-wolf evolution.
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