A genetic study shows how human breeding choices influence ear length in dogs and why those traits persist across breeds.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Persian cats, with their luscious coats and distinctively ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...

Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man’s best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding — ...

Captive breeding to bolster wild populations of endangered species changes the bodies, behavior and health of captive-bred animals, thereby decreasing their chances of survival after they’re released ...