Pets have evolved from practical helpers to our emotional companions, but are we truly fulfilling their needs?

Zooey Deschanel, who stars alongside Charlie Cox and a terrier mix in the new rom-com 'Merv,' tells PEOPLE performing with ...

A new study uses sibling genetics to compare monogamy across species. Humans score higher than expected and sit close to ...

Other studies have shown dog owners have differences in their microbiomes, including greater microbial diversity, compared to ...

Dogs may boost mental health by subtly reshaping the microbes in our bodies. Having a dog doesn’t only mean companionship, ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

It's no surprise that dogs benefit people's mental health. In a paper published in iScience, researchers point to a reason as ...

Playing with a pooch can help our brains concentrate and relax, a family dog can help prevent food allergies in children, and ...

Dogs prompt changes in the microbiome, the collection of all microorganisms - including bacteria, fungi and viruses - that ...

Like some other mammals, kangaroos have the propensity for deep emotions, including grief. We have more in common with them ...

It’s no surprise that dogs benefit people’s mental health. In a paper publishing in the Cell Press ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...