Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here's how
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
Aug. 3, 2023 • ~10 min
Dogs have lived with Indigenous Americans since before they came to the continent together 10,000 years ago. A new analysis reveals the lineage of one 1800s ‘woolly dog’ from the Pacific Northwest.
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
Why did the chicken cross the globe? A new study has revealed how chickens were domesticated.
Archaeologists have long argued over when and how people first domesticated horses. A decade ago, new techniques appeared to have provided answers – but further discoveries change the story again.
Through genetic detective work, scientists have identified missing links in the tomato’s evolution from a wild blueberry-sized fruit in South America to the larger modern tomato of today.
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