About 50 kilometres south-east of Berlin, between pine forests and country lanes, lies the Rendez-vous with Animals shelter, ...

Dogs near Ukraine’s front lines are becoming more wolf-like as war filters survival traits, revealing rapid natural selection in action.

The human cost of the war in Ukraine has been well documented. But Russia’s invasion is also affecting the country’s pets in surprising ways. In a study published in December, in the journal ...

War hasn't only affected Ukraine's people, but also their pets. A recent study in the Evolutionary Applications finds that since Russia's invasion, many former pet dogs near the frontline, surrendered ...

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By comparing dogs living close to active combat zones with those from safer regions of Ukraine, the study revealed striking ...