For a mother cat, grooming is an important part of child rearing. When a mama cat licks her kittens it serves two important ...

Just like with people, when pets experience chronic stress it can raise cortisol levels, heart rate, and blood pressure; ...

An exhibition called "Paws on Parchment" tracks how cats were depicted in the Middle Ages through texts and artworks from ...

Cats with injuries and disabilities can benefit from underwater treadmill therapy and swimming pools without fear, thanks to a newly developed training protocol. This adaptation programme leads to low ...

Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cats have ...

Humans burp after a big meal. Heat from climate change might be released by the Southern Ocean into the atmosphere sometime in the future. This heat would cause comparable heating to anthropogenic ...

From dietary supplements to cleaning advice, we’ll teach you how to live in harmony with cats (and dogs!), even if you’re allergic. The internet is rife with tips for living with pet allergies, and ...

To cat owners, a litter box is a nuisance. But to scientists, it’s a trove of information. A team of researchers at Nestlé Purina PetCare decided to investigate litter boxes as records of behavior: ...

Source: the author's cat, Binx, in her favorite place: a cardboard box After a long day of travel—flight delays, gate changes, and hours spent listening to airport noises—all I could think about was ...

This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. We got our first dog when my oldest son was 10. A friend who was a teacher ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There’s something special about a domestic cat that can’t be mistaken for a kitten. A true gentle giant. We’re not ...

It’s always so sweet when shelter volunteers showcase the fur babies waiting for their forever homes because it gives them more visibility and often increases their chances of being adopted. One ...