New DNA research uncovers how ancient sheep migrations shaped farming, revealing key domestication and breeding traits over 12,000 years.

Sheep shaped human history for 12,000 years. Scientists traced their migration, domestication, and genetic evolution.

From domestication to the use of milk and wool to cultural and economic developments, sheep have played a central role in the evolution of human societies. Without livestock like sheep, as well as ...

For over 11,000 years, sheep have been deeply connected to human survival and way of life. Their meat and domestication […] ...

From migratory practices to modern language, learn how sheep have played a major role in the history of humanity.

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

The recent article, “Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep,” (Herald, Jan. 15), highlighting the failure of ...