Through us, cats have conquered the world, living almost everywhere humans do. Yet, we’ve never fully understood how they decided to tolerate us—or when that relationship truly began. For decades, ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery about these lovable felines—with answers that could narrow down when cats ...

Jeffrey Hudson’s cat Sola reached the age of 19, totally deaf and almost completely blind, but she loved the things she loved — her morning food and all-day affection — right to the end.

Cats have been on quite a journey from wild animal to undisputed ruler of millions of couches worldwide. A pair of new studies published on Thursday show that the road to cat domestication was far ...