Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...

Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, not in deep prehistory ...

Maine Coons are the largest domestic cat breed in the world. Discover how this majestic and mysterious breed came to be.

A new study found that domestic cats tend to become more vocal when a certain gender returns home.

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.

Ancient DNA is rewriting the origin story of the cat curled on the sofa. Long before the familiar house cat padded into ...

Your cat is not just acting royal, it actually is. New DNA proof shows today's cats are direct descendants of Pharaonic Egypt's sacred felines.