GoKawiilDogs have a special place in human history. They were the first animals to be domesticated and are commonly found in our homes today. But where did dogs come from? What were the earliest dogs like? Despite numerous resourceful studies across disciplines, the enigmatic origin of these animals is still unclear. Writing in Nature, Bergström et al.1 and Marsh et al.2 break this barrier, getting closer in time to the origin of dogs than ever before and charting their early evolution in western Eurasia.
Nature 651, 890-891 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00378-2
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