They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and share much of our lives. They also share much of their biology with humans ...

People rated cats as having a more positive emotional state when shown indoors rather than outdoors, even those who believe cats should roam freely outside, a new study has found. The study also found ...

Louise van der Weyden is a dog person. But as a scientist who studies cancer in animals, she has turned her attention to cats in recent years. Insight into feline cancers has been like "a black box," ...

The genetics of cat tumours are no longer a “black box,” researchers say, thanks to a new study considered one of the largest developments in feline cancer research. Published in Science, the study ...

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 ...

It seems that domestic cats were not the first felines to live with humans, a study undertaken in China has revealed. In fact, the cats we are most familiar with they only arrived in the region via ...