Do you change your voice when you talk to your pets? Are you pitching up your tone and resorting to "baby talk" when you're trying to get your dog's attention? While it might seem silly, a study from ...

In the world of animal behavior, being a "dog magnet" is often seen as a mysterious gift. However, as we move through January 2026, canine experts are shedding light on the specific, often rare, human ...

New research suggests that having a pet can actually make people more likely to become parents. By Amanda Taub Are pets crowding out babies? As concern grows over the global fertility crisis, people ...

Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs ...