How important is scent to cats? More than you might think. No one has ever been silly enough to try to put them to work finding people or substances by scent, but cats have a keen sense of smell and ...

Cats have always had a mysterious way of bonding with their humans, often making us wonder just how well they recognize us. New findings from researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture have ...

Scientists have found the secret to felines' finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes. A complex collection of tightly coiled bony airway structures gets the credit, according to the first ...

A cat’s mouth is a fascinating object of study. It’s a killing machine, filet knife and hairbrush, all in one. Here’s how it works. Kittens are born without teeth and develop 26 deciduous, or baby, ...

Everybody is used to cats purring. Sometimes they do other things while purring, like "making biscuits" (kneading with their paws) or rubbing their head against whatever is closest to them. When cats ...