Cats hate water. But is that really true? In a new episode of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything podcast, we explore if our feline friends really have an aversion to water or are just wary of the ...

Cats have taken quite a journey from wild animal to undisputed ruler of millions of couches worldwide. Scientists long knew the broad outlines of that journey. As humans settled into agriculture and ...

Researchers sequenced the genomes of tumors from almost 500 domestic cats and found remarkable parallels with human and dog cancers ...

While cats don't always respond or come when called, science has found that they do recognize and distinguish their name words from others. However, whether cats "own" their names as names is a little ...

What if roads could “shine back” at drivers the same way cats’ eyes do? Within a year, he had invented Catseye® ...

Whether you are lucky enough to have a cat companion or must merely live this experience vicariously through cat videos, Felis catus is a familiar and comforting presence in our daily lives. Unlike ...

For decades, cat owners around the world have debated whether their feline companions really love them or if they’re just tolerating human care for convenience. New scientific research is now ...

Our enigmatic little furry friends may have just given up one of their secrets, as scientists think they have discovered the gene which underpins purring in cats. Cats are believed to purr for various ...

According to science, owning a cat comes with major health benefits. Here's how they can help lower stress and anxiety and even help sore muscles. As anyone who owns a cat can tell you, when you adopt ...

Human beings—including certain presidential candidates—can spend hours just watching cats be cats on the Internet. But scientists observe feline lives and behaviors in a far more advanced, technical ...