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In a remarkably short period of time, dogs have evolved specialized eye muscles that allow them to display their emotions to their human friends
People have long believed that their dogs will come to their aid when they're in distress. Dog researchers put that belief to the test, and this is what they found.
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Scanners show that canine brains respond to words like humans.
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Scanners show that canine brains respond to words like humans.
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Where were dogs first domesticated? Could it have happened more than once? Learn more. Read the research.
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August 26 is World Dog Day, a good time to reflect on the very reasonable possibility that dogs enabled modern humans to outcompete Neanderthals, and also on the fact that dogs are smarter, more empathetic and more devious than you knew. These days, both ordinary dogs and their ordinary humans can participate in Citizen Science, advancing our understanding of this oldest human coevolution.
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