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 ...

A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences suggests that wolves may have contributed to their own domestication by gravitating towards human ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...