What plant do cats love most? In Europe and North America, many people would probably answer "catnip." In Japan, the answer ...

Hidden from sight but one of the most visually striking wild feline sightings in recent memory, the rare black-coated wild ...

Despite all the messages urging people to spay and neuter pets, experts say there's still an overwhelming population of stray and homeless animals, especially cats. On the South Shore, Ellen Bloom ...

SINGAPORE – Cat feeders Sharon Tang and Angela Toh drive twice a week to Sungei Kadut in the north of Singapore, with their car boots filled with canned food and kibble. They have been going to the ...

The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist in the air and land safely. It's well established that when cats fall, they're able to land ...

As the saying goes, “Cats always land on their feet.” Scientists have investigated the physics of falling cats since at least 1700, and a team of researchers has recently furthered the topic with a ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem. By Taylor Mitchell Brown In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in ...

When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

Every year in the United States alone, millions of dogs and cats enter animal shelters. That’s worth repeating: Millions. Just in the U.S. alone. The sad truth is that a heartbreaking number of them ...