Animal Science Ph.D. student Jen Link works with a cat at the Sacramento SPCA on the best way to create a stress-free nail trimming experience for the animal and humans. (Jael Mackendorf /UC Davis) ...

Cats can be quite aloof at times, but they have subtle ways of making their affection known. Here’s how to spot them. With their graceful yet indifferent demeanors, cats often leave their owners ...

As the proud owner of four housecats—Cookie, Sushi, Crumbles and Stinky—Péter Pongrácz can think of a million worthy research questions that might shed light on the mysterious inner lives of the world ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

This novel system features a slit-like elliptical aperture and a patterned metal reflector to improve object detection and recognition in various lighting conditions. The design effectively reduces ...

Have you ever watched your cat meander about your home, sitting on everything from your dinner plate to your bed pillow to your bathroom counter, and wondered, "Erm, did my cat's butt really just make ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Even the most devoted cat owners wonder at some point, perhaps waking up in ...

Photographer Tim Flach’s new book is unusually personal: it includes images not only of his cat—a regal orange-and-white former barn kitten named Loki—but also of his brain, thanks to MRI scans ...

House cat skulls have gotten significantly smaller over the last 10,000 years, and so have their brains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Fat cats are cute, but not every cat that looks like it has a big belly is overweight. Although the part of a cat's underside that swings when it walks may look like a paunch, it's actually not a ...

Food science writer Harold McGee was in the middle of writing Nose Dive, his book about the science of smell, when he woke up one morning and realized that he couldn't smell his own coffee. Loss of ...