Prehistoric rubbish dumps may have caused the evolution of wolves into dogs, according to a new study. Scientists have found that domestic dogs have more genes associated with breaking down starch ...

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The former title-winning Benfica boss was seen as the right man to build on the Portuguese-heavy culture developed over Nuno Espirito Santo’s tenure, as opposed to starting things from scratch. And ...

For two years, a glance at a Wolves team-sheet rarely told you much you didn't know. Three at the back, Conor Coady marshalling the defence, Jonny and Matt Doherty out wide, Ruben Neves and Joao ...

Bruno Lage is consistently asking for ‘time and patience’ and in many ways he has good reason to. The overhaul of the squad has been significant and the players need time to adapt to the new system.

Wolves form attachments to human caregivers in the same way as dogs, research has unveiled. A team at Stockholm University, Sweden, raised wolf and dog puppies from the age of 10 days and put them ...

It appears two separate wolf populations travelled with migrating early human hunters thousands of miles from both sides of Eurasia. When the wolves from the east began breeding with the ones from the ...

Dogs were domesticated between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago, scientists have said. Fresh research has narrowed down the timeline at which 'man's best friend' was first brought to heel. The latest ...

Best friends forever: dogs were the first domesticated animal. But how and when did they first emerge? Swedish researchers say that dogs may have been domesticated much earlier than some other studies ...