The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 led to a tragic loss of life and the abandoning of a town in northern Ukraine that was deemed too radioactive to live in. Pripyat, the site of the disaster in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Roughly 30,000 to 15,000 years ago, the first dogs emerged from gray ...

In a secret location in the United States, two white wolves are lounging in the grass in a sunny, roughly one-acre enclosure. It’s early spring and a chill wind blows through bare trees nearby. The ...

'Wolf: The Evolution' is a simulator which tells a tale of adventure. Welcome to the Silverglade Pack, a small family struggling to get a foothold in the wilderness. You must help them to expand and ...

A new study reveals that modern dogs retain previously overlooked genetic traits inherited from wolves. These ancient DNA ...

Two different ancient wolf populations contributed DNA to modern dogs, according to a new study. By Emily Anthes For years, one of the most confounding questions in science — alongside “What is dark ...

Man's best friend was the first of many animals humans have domesticated. But there was no clear before-and-after moment where dogs were suddenly a distinct population of wolves. While some ancient ...

Scientists—and plenty of doting dog owners—have long wondered when and where wolves began their evolution to become humanity’s best friend. And though they haven’t fully solved it, researchers have ...

The story of bringing dire wolves back from extinction begins not in a laboratory, but in ancient deposits where their remains lay buried for millennia. The genetic material that would eventually give ...