Purring, rubbing, little gifts... What if these behaviors weren't just displays of affection, but signs that your cat sees you as one of its own kind? According to science, it's possible. And even ...

What prompted the idea for the course? I’m an evolutionary biologist who has spent my career studying the evolution of small lizards in the Caribbean. I’m also a lifelong cat lover, but it never ...

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Ever wonder why we’re obsessed with tiny animals that don't even listen to us? From "hacking" our brains with baby-like meows to using us as giant 98-degree space heaters, the science of feline ...

Ah, cats. We love our furry feline overlords despite the occasional hairball and their propensity to scratch the furniture to sharpen their claws. The latter is perfectly natural kitty behavior, but ...

Blink once if you love cats. Animal behaviorists have revealed the most effective way to befriend a feline: the “slow blink.” The new research suggests that humans can signal goodwill by learning how ...

Cat Gatekeeper. “You know that cat who always shows up right when you’re trying to work? We’vee recreated that classic cat-owner experience in your browser,” the extension’s creators explain on its ...

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Human beings—including certain presidential candidates—can spend hours just watching cats be cats on the Internet. But scientists observe feline lives and behaviors in a far more advanced, technical ...

In 2011, Mayo Clinic researchers genetically modified cats as part of a study involving feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV, the cat version of HIV). Those cats were also injected with a jellyfish gene ...

One of the most enduring stereotypes about domestic cats is that they absolutely despise getting wet. From frantically scrambling out of the bathtub to recoiling at the mist from a spray bottle, cats ...

Though cats are obligate carnivores, this Bombay kitty is trying bulgur. (VSerebrenikov/Wikimedia Commons) Cats who mysteriously stop eating may not be full, but simply bored, a new study suggests.