The sand cat is one of the most elusive predators on the planet, perfectly adapted to a world of scorching days and freezing ...

Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or Domestic Shorthair, there are hundreds of millions of cats living with ...

An unrelated species of small cat lived in human settlements thousands of years before domestic cats, say scientists.

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

To reduce their impacts on native species, feral cats have been added to New Zealand's list of animals targeted for ...

Slinking beneath the greenery of the Amazon is a cat whose territory far exceeds its stature. Despite weighing less than the ...

Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...

The first-place-winning video captures the self-pollination of a thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia), a plant found ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...

Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...