Smiles activated a distinct canine brain network, while fear produced patterns different from other negative expressions.

For generations, dog owners have believed their pets can sense when something is wrong. Now scientists say they have found ...

Do Dogs and Cats Understand Human Laughter? What Your Pet Really Hears A burst of laughter can change the mood of a room in ...

The same biological signals that help predict lifespan in humans also appear in dogs, according to new research from the Dog Aging Project—a finding that could help scientists better understand aging ...

A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the ...

Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers into an astonishing range of specialized companions. Across the globe, they ...