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Our research shows that, millions of years from now, fossilised chicken bones will mark the era of human domination.
A new study of ancient Botai horses turns our knowledge about wild and domestic horses on its head.
Scientists have shown the origins of today's popular 'tabby' cat.
New study finds little evidence that farmers consciously tried to turn wild plants into more useful crops.
Many are embarrassed to publicly show too much grief over the death of a dog. But research has shown just how devastating the loss can be.
New research shows how ancient rainforest cultures have left their mark on today's plantlife.
They look like stripey horses – so why don't we ride them?
We've bred them into all shapes and sizes, but dogs haven't been around for long enough to have evolved beyond Canis familiaris.
An animal science expert explains why Crufts teaches us so much about man's best friend.
The how and the when of dog domestication are fairly settled. As for the where: now DNA says Fido traces his roots back to wolves in Central Asia that lingered around people's camps millennia ago.
With humans providing lots of easy leftover food, wolves had a great incentive to 'self-domesticate'.
Turns out pigs have more boar in them than we thought.
House cats are a great source of companionship for many people – 3 million cats are kept as pets in Australia. Now thanks…
Take a look at several domesticated mammal species and you might spot a number of similarities between them, including those cute floppy ears. The famous naturalist and evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin…
There has been much debate about how cats went from hunting in the wild to a much-loved pet. That is because we know little…
The Silk Road snaked across continents for more than a thousand years, shaping civilisations in East and West. Famously trodden by Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, the trade route brought riches to…
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