Nation Apr 02 Cheeseburgers, chicken fail to entice a rescue dog who’s spent weeks on the run in Alaska By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Science Jul 18 When did wolves become dogs? New research throws a bone into the debate Dog domestication wasn't too rough. A new population genetics study from Stony Brook University argues wolves were tamed just once, 40,000 years ago. By Nsikan Akpan
Arts Mar 20 Photo: A stranded dog stands in Lima’s debris A dog stands in the debris of a destroyed home, after rivers breached their banks due to torrential rains, causing flooding and widespread destruction in Huachipa, Lima. By News Desk
Science Sep 01 Dogs distinguish words and tone much like humans Dogs are able to process individual words and intonations in a manner similar to humans, based on a new study in the journal Science. By Leigh Anne Tiffany
Science Feb 12 9 human health trends that have gone to the dogs (and cats) Felines and fidos are getting fit with these nine health trends typically reserved for humans. By Leah Samuel, STAT
Dec 10 These test tube puppies, the world’s first, may save endangered wolves By Nsikan Akpan Smithsonian, Cornell breed the first puppies using in vitro fertilization and cryopreserved embryos… Continue reading
Sep 24 Will cancer-sniffing dogs lose their jobs to a machine? By Mori Rothman At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia, Ffoster, a Labrador retriever, is hard at work. The dog sniffs furiously at an array of metal boxes containing blood samples mounted on a metal wheel, pauses by one of the… Continue reading
Apr 05 A Young Veteran and His Dog By Elizabeth Shell // Video shot and produced by Elizabeth Shell. Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as… Continue reading
Apr 05 A Young Vet and His Dog Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as we recently reported, 11 percent were unemployed in March. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Will Small Step for Robots Lead to Giant Leap for Robotkind? How close are we to being replaced by robots? NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on efforts to engineer robots that are eerily similar to humans and animals. Continue watching