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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Domestic cats may have arrived in Europe 2,000 years ago via Roman trade routes, not with farmers in prehistoric times, a new ...

I had cats when I was younger, but for about 15 years, it was strictly dogs. The return to cats after having loyal companions ...

Another way cats can show gratitude and say “thank you” is by following you around. Suddenly, you might have a nine-pound, ...

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