An unrelated species of small cat lived in human settlements thousands of years before domestic cats, say scientists.

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

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 ...

In research published in Insect Conservation and Diversity, investigators analyzed records from social media to explore which arthropods—including insects and spiders—are most preyed upon by domestic ...

Jaisalmer: In a major wildlife breakthrough, the rare Asian caracal—thought to be on the brink of extinction in India—has been rediscovered in the Ramgarh region of Jaisalmer. The sighting, confirmed ...

If you've ever seen a litter of kittens, you may know that many of them barely look related. With coats ranging from black to white, tortoiseshell to tabby, and even long-haired to short-haired, ...

A new study finds that domestic cats originated from North African wildcats and reached Europe far more recently than previously thought.

Once widespread across India’s grasslands, the caracal had nearly vanished from public consciousness. The rediscovery not only reaffirms the caracal’s presence in Thar Desert but also highlights the ...

Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe ...