After centuries of sustained effort, zebras remain evidence that domestication depends less on human ambition than on ...

For millennia, wild animals and humans co‐existed on the fringes—but around 15,000 years ago the first real partnership emerged with the domestication of the dog.

Ancient pig teeth indicate that the farm animals were first domesticated in China. By Laura Baisas Published Jun 11, 2025 10:10 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...