Dogs have been showing up in human history the way glitter shows up in your house: everywhere, permanently, and usually without anyone remembering how it started. They’ve hauled nets, guarded homes, ...

Before electricity and modern appliances, kitchens relied on ingenuity—and sometimes, on dogs. One now-extinct breed, known as the Turnspit Dog, was specifically bred to help cook meals by running ...

Back in 1999, the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs series spawned a new format: wildlife “documentaries” featuring long-extinct animals. I’m a big fan of this genre, and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, made ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...