In a number of other Psychology Today posts (here and here), I have written about the remarkable silver fox domestication study that my colleague and friend Lyudmila Trut (who has been leading this ...

This marks my fourth Psychology Today post on a remarkable experiment in evolution that has been underway in Novosibirsk, Russia for the last sixty-one years. Researchers have been, year after year, ...

Lyudmila Trut, who has died aged 90, was a Soviet scientist and lead researcher on the silver fox domestication study, one of the most significant biology experiments of the 20th century, compressing ...

For thousands of years, dogs have been our companions. After countless generations of selective breeding, they've become hard-wired to follow human commands: sit, lie down, jump, even shake. So far, ...

Domesticated animals play a prominent role in our society, with two-thirds of American families enjoying the companionship of pets and many others relying on animal products for their nutritional ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — Two domesticated foxes were rescued earlier this month after being abandoned outside when their owner moved away, according to the Jefferson County Humane Society and ...

Tame foxes offer a tantalizing window into the nature of domestication. Starting around 1960, Russian scientists took farm-bred foxes and began to breed them selectively, not for better fur, but for ...

A video warning against owning foxes as pets has gone viral on Instagram. The clip was shared by Juniper & Friends (@juniperfoxx), a "micro-wildlife sanctuary" in North Florida, according to the ...

Foxes are described as “dog hardware running cat software.” These animals are incredible problem solvers, build extremely detailed mental maps of their environment, and can recognize individuals. Over ...

Ceiridwen Terrill, associate professor at Concordia University in Portland, Ore., wrote a book about her experience raising a wolf-dog. For thousands of years, dogs have been our companions. After ...