Inside the complicated, messy world of pet cloning
Biologically, cloning an animal is relatively straightforward. But can a clone ever be exactly like the original beloved pet?
Your dog's chewing behavior might be a sign of their intelligence
New research asks whether we should add dogs to the list of animals that use tools
Pets harbor different microbes from their wild relatives
Swapping the diets of wild and domesticated animals could only explain some of the microbial differences
Paw hygiene is no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals – they’re cleaner than people’s shoes
Service dogs are no more of a hygiene hazard than people, but are regularly refused entry
Researchers investigate which terrestrial and marine mammals might be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
The answer lies in the configuration of the ACE2 protein
Conservation dogs can track individual beavers by the scent of their anal secretions
The dogs' accuracy in telling animals apart using information-packed anal scents will help wildlife management
Dogs appear to navigate using Earth's magnetic field
New research shows this remarkable ability is not so far-fetched
Adolescent dogs are less likely to listen to you
Even good boys have ruff teenage years
Dogs can smell silent, deadly cancers before a blood test can
Can doctors learn to detect the volatile compounds that dogs pick up?
Dogs' medical records are helping machine learning researchers track ticks
Text classification turns tick talk into data that even a machine can understand
Just like your dog, some wolf puppies can play fetch too
This finding might provide clues into how dogs evolved into such good boys
Ancient dog bones tell us what was on the menu for both dogs and humans
What dogs ate can reveal clues about 12,000 year old lifestyles
Dogs have it, wolves don't: a small tweak to the inner eyebrow muscles gave rise to "puppy dog eyes"
This is yet more evidence that as we tamed dogs, they tamed us
Dogs excel at sniffing out human illness
Now researchers are trying to build a machine version of the perfect dog nose
How dogs are helping us understand human allergies
If your dog has allergies, chances are you do too. Thanks, microbes
Should you let your dog lick your face?
Dogs stick their noses in everything, but many people believe their saliva is beneficial
What can ancient dog poop reveal about an ecosystem?
The poo fossils of a long-extinct species are teaching scientists about nature's past – and possible future