Why does your dog rush to “help” when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… hm, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots — and ...

In the city of Gulu, in northern Uganda, a group of dogs are busy at work. They're therapy dogs - helping people who have had ...

In one room, an adult caregiver paced around, patting their pockets and peeking underneath furniture. This indicated they were looking for something that was no longer there. Nearby, a dog observed ...

As per a recent study conducted by researchers at Brown University, robots are being trained to locate items in messy spaces by imitating dogs. When we want to find an object, we simply point to where ...

If you believe many of the TV news broadcasts and postings on YouTube then you also believe that dogs often help people spontaneously, and often heroically. There are many reports of dogs pulling ...

Dogs are man's best friend, and for good reason! They are loyal and extremely lovable. Not only are dogs great companions, but they are also amazing at helping humans in dangerous situations. Medical ...

For centuries, humans have shared their lives with animals, forming deep emotional bonds with them. Yet one mystery has always remained. What exactly are our pets trying to say? A dog wagging its tail ...

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another. By Emily Anthes In the waning days of the ...