Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they spread, ...

This documentary examines when and why humans first domesticated animals. Early domestication began with species that were easiest to control and most useful. Dogs likely came first through mutual ...

To explore this, researchers analyzed CT scans of more than 850 dogs across 159 breeds, comparing them with scans from wolves ...

Participate in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and more this month at the National Museum of Natural History Jack Tamisiea Tens of thousands of years ago, ancient humans domesticated the ancestors of gray ...

It is true that humans domesticated pigeons for centuries, and feral pigeons do largely stay in urban environments because we brought them there. They are highly trainable, and if fed by humans, they ...

Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss how ...

Humans have altered dogs through artificial selection, by breeding them. Dog domestication changed humans also, making us more effective hunters and herders. Domestication reduced the brain size of ...

Grapes have long played a crucial role in human society, both modern and ancient. Especially when it comes to the production of wine, grapes have proved to be a valuable and popular crop. It was so ...

Ancient DNA of nearly 500 horses reveals that humans didn't domesticate them until 2200 B.C., 1,000 years later than we previously thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...