Nine thousand years ago, humans began domesticating cats. Nine hundred years ago, before the advent of intentional cat breeding, a genetic mutation gave rise to the first orange cat. Days ago, ...

“Through our research, we hope to deepen our understanding of cats and contribute to building happier relationships between cats and humans,” Kyoto University’s Yume Okamoto said. That aspiration ...

Cats may have a reputation for being aloof, but some breeds are naturally affectionate, loyal, and deeply bonded with their ...

Scientists have mapped the genetics of cancer in cats for the first time at scale, uncovering major overlaps with human cancers. Key mutations—like those linked to breast cancer—appear in both species ...

Recently, butlers to orange-colored cats got a bit of a shock when reading the news, as headlines began to call out their fuzzy feline friends as ‘freaks of nature’ and using similarly uncouth terms.