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

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

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

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 ...

If you live with a cat, you already know this: you think you’re in charge. I do. I have two feline maniacs as well as my two ...

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 ...

For decades, archaeologists believed that cats first started living alongside early farming communities in the Levant — covering parts of today’s Middle East and eastern Mediterranean — around 9,500 ...

Science has shown that cats can recognize names, follow human gestures, somehow understand emotional cues, and solve problems ...

Kingston-based writer Rebecca van Laer loves cats so much that she wrote a book about them. The concept for “Cat,” her second book, began as an essay as part of a workshop with writer Sheila Heti.

Cats have always been described as aloof, self-sufficient creatures. Unlike their canine counterparts, who seem to live for human approval, cats are known for being more independent, less clingy, and ...

Although leopard cats and domesticated cats once coexisted in ancient Chinese settlements, their relationships with people ...