EditorialSheep herding breeds appear to have a high number of genetic variants associated with a neurodevelopmental process known as axon guidance, which ensures that neurons are wired together correctly. (Brittainy Newman/The New York Times)
EditorialRicardo Mendoza and his two herding dogs monitor a herd of some 1,700 sheep in a high altitude basin of the San Juan Mountains in western Colorado, Aug. 23, 2022. (William Woody/The New York Times)
EditorialAdel al-Tell, a young Palestinian man who lives with his large family in a dilapidated cave in Khirbet Zanuta village south of the West Bank city of Hebron, uses TikTok to document his extraordinary cave life, Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 23
EditorialA Spanish Water Dog competes in the herding group at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y., on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialMehmet Dinler and his two sons herding their flock of sheep back into their enclosure at the end of the day near the gazelle habitat in Incirli, Turkey on Feb. 3, 2021. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)