come to mind. But “domestication” applies to a far greater swath of species than you might imagine. Here are two of the ...

This study summarizes the current research status of the impacts of crop domestication and improvement on root ...

The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...

Competing theories explain how dogs came to be domesticated from wolves. Now, a new study adds further support to the idea that they domesticated themselves.

But domestication isn’t just something we impose on other species. Animals can also adapt to us. Dog domestication has prompted some ruff debates. Were humans bringing in or selecting docile ...

Today, avocados are celebrated as a superfood and avocado farming is a global, multibillion-dollar industry. The fruits grow ...

Avocados are true superfoods: dense, buttery scoops of vitamins, fat and fiber, all in a hand-size package. We worked for a long time to make them this way. According to a paper published Monday in ...

We aren’t the only species on this planet that have domesticated another species. There is one kind of ancient ant that herds and cares for insect aphids in order to milk them of honeydew sugar. But ...

A special resolution permitting the Company to effect the US Domestication was approved by 99.96% of the votes cast at a special meeting of Shareholders held earlier today. Details of the voting ...

The research furthers understanding of ancient arboriculture, while suggesting significant implications for biodiversity now ...