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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo elephants greeting each other at the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa. Wild elephants...
Mink Can Un-Domesticate Their Brains
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 11 months agoMink Can Un-Domesticate Their BrainsJoe McDonald - Getty Images Researchers recently discovered that minks have regrown their brains post-domestication....
What Science Reveals About the Domestication of Cats
Cat Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThroughout history, felines have had a rather wild and intriguing journey. While one cat species has become domesticated, many others remain wild. Some...
Researchers find clues as to what makes dogs man’s best friend
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResearchers have discovered genetic clues to how dogs became man’s best friend. A new study suggests...
From toxic fungus to soy sauce superstar
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoNearly 9,000 years ago, around the time that humans were first domesticating corn and pigs, some people in China were taming fungi. One such fungus, the...
Cats first bonded with humans after invention of farming, study decodes
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHumans developed close bonds with cats after they first made the switch from hunter-gatherers to...
Elephants Might Be Self-Domesticated, Scientists Argue
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of scientists is making a provocative argument about the nature of elephants. They posit...
Hey, chocolate lovers: new study traces complex origins of cacao
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoScientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestication and use of cacao -...
Research reveals when and how chickens were domesticated
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNow a common sight on dinner tables and in supermarket fridges, chickens have not always been...
Science Has Decided Why Dogs Wag Their Tails and It's Pretty Surprising
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt's a pretty common thought that our dogs wag their tails because they are happy to see us. Or...
