Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

A “mysterious” ancient cat has been born at a zoo in Tennessee as part of a species survival plan for the rare predators ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

Cats have long held a special place in the hearts of humans. Their mysterious nature, grace, and independence have made them ...

All cats, regardless of their color, have some ability to remove stress. A 2019 study found that petting a cat for as little ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.

Cat Transit By analyzing mitochondrial DNA in the remains of some 200 ancient cats, researchers in France found that felines spread across the world first with farmers from the Fertile Crescent ...

Ancient Egyptians thought cats were very special. They wanted to take their cats with them into the afterlife so they often mummified them and put them in their tombs. This piece of papyrus ...

Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This painting from the bottom of a bowl is one of the earliest depictions of a cat from China ...