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

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

"Sheep possess specialized neural mechanisms in the right temporal and frontal lobes of the brain and may recognize familiar human or ovine faces" for as long as two years, the veterinarians said.

The new evidence suggests that sheep can process information about a human face without requiring a 3D “real person”, said Morton. The study feeds into ongoing research on treating ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and clothed by warm, ...