A dog’s nose ... dogs to perform remarkable feats, such as identifying missing persons or detecting illegal substances. It’s also why canines play such a crucial role in fields like medicine, where ...

Dogs aren’t just man’s best friend ...

When most people think of the Caribbean, images of white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and a laid-back lifestyle come to mind. But beneath the surface of this tropical paradise lies ...

Dogs exposed to cigarette smoke or urban pollution are more likely to develop nose cancer. Breeds with long snouts, such as bloodhounds or whippets, also have more of a risk. That said ...

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers used dogs’ diagnoses of prostate cancer to inform a machine learning algorithm with the goal of one day detecting cancers with canine-level accuracy. The ...

Specially trained dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth that has touched the breast of a woman with a tumour. In 2017, a pair of German shepherds were trained to become breast-cancer ...