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4,004 results for: Dogs

  1. Genetics

    DNA evidence is rewriting domestication origin stories

    DNA studies are rewriting the how-we-met stories of domestication.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Science & Society

    Dive deep to discover unexpected connections

    Readers often praise Science News for its brevity. But some ideas need more space, writes acting editor in chief Elizabeth Quill.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  3. Health & Medicine

    Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

    Tricky cancer cells, brain-shaping smartphones, a cow-burying badger and more in reader feedback.

    By Science News Staff
  4. Animals

    Dog DNA study maps breeds across the world

    Here are five findings from a massive study of dog breed genomes.

    By Helen Thompson
  5. Science & Society

    Fox experiment is replaying domestication in fast-forward

    How to Tame a Fox recounts a nearly 60-year experiment in Russia to domesticate silver foxes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Genetics

    Hybrid protein offers malaria protection

    Rare hybrid protein that spans red blood cell membranes offers some protection against malaria.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  7. Animals

    Why create a model of mammal defecation? Because everyone poops

    Mammals that defecate in the same fashion as humans all excrete waste within the same time frame, no matter their size, a new study finds.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  8. Particle Physics

    Scientists find amazement in what’s most familiar

    Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the unexpected nature of science.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  9. Archaeology

    How the house mouse tamed itself

    When people began to settle down, animals followed. Some made successful auditions as our domesticated species. Others — like mice — became our vermin, a new study shows.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  10. Animals

    Tropical bedbugs outclimb common bedbugs

    A study of bedbug traps and feet names finds that tropical bedbugs are much better at scaling slippery walls than common bedbugs.

    By Helen Thompson
  11. Animals

    Tropical bedbugs outclimb common species

    A study of bedbug traps and feet names finds that tropical bedbugs are much better at scaling slippery walls than common bedbugs.

    By Helen Thompson
  12. Animals

    ‘Cannibalism’ chronicles grisly science of eating your own

    In "Cannibalism", a zoologist explores a grisly topic that scientists have only recently begun to study seriously.

    By Sid Perkins