Domestication has not made dogs cooperate more with each other compared to wolves
Wolf dyads show perfect teamwork, while two dogs hardly were able to co-operate.
Credit: Wolf Science Center/Vetmeduni Vienna
Following domestication, dogs should be more tolerant and...
Wolves at the door: Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region
Upper panel: This is a livestock-guarding shepherd dog; middle panel: This is a livestock-guarding dog with inferred wolf ancestry (first-generation hybrid); lower panel: This...
Teaching young wolves new tricks: Wolves are considerably better imitators than dogs
Wolves are considerably better imitators than dogs.
Credit: Walter Vorbeck
Although wolves and dogs are closely related, they show some striking differences. Scientists from the Messerli...
A lot or a little? Wolves discriminate quantities better than dogs
Dogs probably lost their skill to discriminate quantities during domestication.
Credit: Clever Dog Lab / Vetmeduni Vienna
Being able to mentally consider quantities makes sense for...
Dog-human cooperation is based on social skills of wolves, scientists show
Wolves are at least as tolerant and socially attentive as dogs.
Credit: Wolf Science Center
Dogs are man's best friend and partner. The origins of this...
What are you looking at? Dogs are able to follow human gaze
The dog follows Wallis' gaze to the door.
Credit: Clever Dog Lab / Vetmeduni Vienna
Dogs are known to be excellent readers of human body language...
You can teach an old dog new tricks, but younger dogs learn faster
The dogs were trained to touch symbols on a screen using their nose.
Credit: Lisa Wallis/Vetmeduni Vienna
The effect of aging on cognitive processes such as...
Itsy bitsy spider: Fear of spiders and snakes is deeply embedded in us
When the babies saw a snake or a spider (second row) instead of a flower or a fish (first row) of the same size...
Pollution responsible for 16 percent of early deaths globally
Urban air pollution in the city of Beirut.
Credit: © disq / Fotolia
Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author...
Surface Helium Detonation Spells End for White Dwarf
A type Ia supernova detected within a day after exploding: This image was taken with Hyper Suprime-Cam mounted on the Subaru Telescope.
Credit: University of...
The super-Earth that came home for dinner
An artist's illustration of a possible ninth planet in our solar system, hovering at the edge of our solar system. Neptune's orbit is shown...
