New research shows humans may have brought wolves to a remote island, fed them, and cared for them thousands of years ago.

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

It’s five thousand years ago, and a group of humans were living on a limestone rock in the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe rock. The island, Stora Karlsö, is a small one; barely a speck on the map, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were ...

“The genetic data is fascinating,” said Anders Bergström, a lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences in the University ...

The cave is low and dark, and it is dug into limestone on a little island in the Baltic Sea where the wind blows salt from all directions. For thousan.

It didn't come as a surprise to researchers that the re-introduction of wolves in certain parts of the northern U.S. would reduce deer and elk herds, and thus reduce automobile accidents with those ...