The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, ...

Can old dogs teach us new tricks for how to live longer, healthier lives? A nationwide project searches for answers.

A dog looking directly at a camera. “Ignore my annoying baby talk, but I love seeing her eyes dilate when I talk to her. It ...

Every dog owner has felt it- the way a dog seems to get you when you speak, responding to familiar words with eager eyes and wagging tails. But beneath these everyday moments lies a deeper scientific ...

Unlike the controlled environments of factories or warehouses, everyday communication in homes is filled with ambiguity that ...

As pet parents, bonding with our fur babies is perhaps one of the most rewarding experiences, and when it comes to pups, the ...

Katharine Mershon examines how stories about human-dog relationships are actually very much about ourselves—​who's rescuing ...

If you’re one of the many Massachusetts residents sick with the flu right now, you may be distancing yourself from others to prevent the spread. But there is at least one close relation you don’t need ...

Spelling F-O-O-D or O-U-T might only get you so far around your dog if he or she is considered a Gifted Word Learner (GWL). Researchers have just figured out that even when you're not talking to them ...