Cats are every bit as varied as humans are: you won't find a cat with the exact same personality twice, it's just impossible. It's often hard to get two similar cats under the same roof, and that can ...

Most parents of cats agree that they adore their feline friends because of the weird things cats do. The unpredictability of funny cat behavior livens up any household, but what you see as silly and ...

Friends of mine recently lost their adored cat due to kidney disease. Their heartbreak reminded me of my own sorrow after losing my own beloved cat many years ago. It made me wonder anew: What is it ...

Cats might seem aloof, but they hold onto memories of you more deeply than you might think. Their brains are wired to ...

Columnist Leslie Kouba offers a tender farewell to her beloved 19-year-old cat Sneaker, reflecting on the unmistakable signs of decline, the piercing grief of losing a longtime animal companion and ...

Cat scratchers are an excellent way for cats to do what's totally natural to them—scratch. Scratching allows cats to mark their territory, keep their nails healthy, stretch and strengthen paw and leg ...

A few weeks ago while house-sitting for a friend, Joann Schermerhorn decided to use the time to practice her new sound bath ...

Jonathan Losos receives funding from the National Science Foundation, Human Frontiers of Science and other funding organizations. I’m an evolutionary biologist who has spent my career studying the ...