New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

As if conjured up out of a mystical winter wonderland, huskies are stunning dogs with a unique and ethereal beauty. These ...

Ancient wolves lived with people on tiny Baltic island. Their bones show shared food and long contact that hints at early ...

A new video shows wolves may be smarter than we think. Are they smart enough to use tools? And are they getting smarter?

Big dogs play badass roles every day as guard dogs, herding dogs, service dogs, and countless other vital jobs that canines ...

McCOOK, Neb. - Karen Land, a professional dog musher, author and public speaker, brought the rugged world of long-distance sled-dog racing to the McCook Public Library, sharing stories from the trail ...

Kobuk Valley National Park is one of Alaska’s wildest places, home to caribou herds, brown bears, wolves, wolverines, and ...

From Alaska to Louisiana, meet the wolves, monkeys, and reptiles now residing in the wild, wild west of Los Angeles.

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we asked Indigenous creators to discuss how their works reflect different aspects ...

It can be easy to get swept up in the ‘latest' dog breeds– such as the newest pedigree dog breed, the Hungarian Mudi, announced by the Kennel Club last month – so we think it’s high time to look back ...

The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...