“Caloric restriction, or fasting, is one of the most well-established interventions for extending lifespan and improving ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

On Sunday, Dec. 7, disaster struck Happy Days Animal Sanctuary when a small fire broke out in the rescue's basement in Fort ...

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

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 ...

As many cat owners will testify, their pets are often mysterious creatures, independent, cunning and sometimes aloof. And now ...

A Senate proposal would require most cats leaving shelters or rescues to be spayed or neutered and would fund ...

When looking at the cat remains that were thought to have arrived to the West about 6,000 years ago, the researchers realized they were looking at European wild cats, not domesticated cats, which ...

A new study observed 31 felines and found that domestic cats tend to become more vocal when a certain gender returns home.