Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Researchers studying thousands of canine genomes discovered that wolf DNA is still present in most dog breeds. This ancient ...

If you’ve ever joked that your lap dog was ferocious or your furry friend has got some wolf in her, you might be right. A ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

Most modern dogs carry traces of wolf ancestry that subtly influence their behavior, appearance, and environmental adaptations.

New research suggests that most modern dogs carry a small but detectable dose of wolf DNA acquired after domestication.

High-wolf-content dogs, for instance, appear more suspicious of strangers and territorial, while low wolf-content dogs appear ...

ESPOO, Finland, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A deeper understanding of dog behavior makes life easier and more enjoyable for dogs and people alike. One of the keys to dogs' minds is knowing that in ...

The remarkable surge in genetic technology has now allowed us to look at dogs and dog breeds in a whole new way. We can not only determine the wild canine ancestral species from which our dogs were ...

A team of wolf researchers spotted a uniquely large and fluffy wolf-like animal trotting through their trail camera footage, which they think could be a hybrid between a dog and a wolf in northern ...