A Japan study shows that small repeated interactions during dog walks help people feel more connected to their neighborhood.

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Pets have evolved from practical helpers to our emotional companions, but are we truly fulfilling their needs?

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Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

Border collies are best known for their herding skills and for being widely considered the smartest of them all. Rakestraw, ...