domestication

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Humans are incredibly efficient at plant and animal domestication, the process of selecting and curating prosocial hereditary traits for our own benefit.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

"If we can find out where and when the first domestication happened, we will also know which human group was involved, the archaeological and ecological circumstances that first made this happen?"

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The point is also made that the evolution of dogs and their domestication tens of thousands of years ago may mean that they have, or have developed, an inclination toward language.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

A subtler expression of this geographically varying ease of spread is the phenomenon termed preemptive domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond