Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in ...

When looking at the cat remains that were thought to have arrived to the West about 6,000 years ago, the researchers realized ...

The scientists found that the wildcats lived alongside humans for some 3,500 years—but despite all that time, they were a ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery ...

Once cats became associated with people, they were moved around the world, prized as ship cats and pest controllers. Cats ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows. At first glance, Persian cats and pugs don’t ...

Cats prey on hundreds of threatened, endangered species, with scientists categorizing felines as part of the most “problematic invasive species in the world,” according to a new study. In an ...

Cat owners and cat admirers alike tend to be intrigued by their enigmatic companions. When we see an intrepid feline carefully stalking its prey or happily playing with other cats, we ponder the ...

Five native Thai cat breeds have been crowned national pet symbols, a move celebrated by breeders but met with both optimism ...

Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior ...

Cats in cities hunt many insects. New research using online posts shows that pet cats harm urban insect life more than people ...