Dogs evolved from tamer wolves scavenging near humans, leading to modern breeds during the Victorian era.

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Prehistoric wolf remains found on a Baltic island suggest that humans cared for wolves thousands of years before dogs fully emerged, according to a new study. Archaeologists found the remains, dated ...

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Such evidence suggests early heartworms evolved alongside canines millions of years ago. Mosquitoes existed long before ...

In June 1951, a man really did jump into the La Brea Tar Pits in an attempt to rescue a dog. This alleged photo of him is miscaptioned.

After playing poorly enough and consistently enough to get their GM fired earlier this month, the Buffalo Sabres have done something that nobody could have predicted — going on a nine-game win streak ...