A sixth grader asked an important question: Does your cat’s butthole really touch all the surfaces in your home? The Florida middle schooler submitted his research for the school science fair. After ...

Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot. Max, a 2-year-old German shepherd, Belgian Malinois and husky mix, was rescued in an emaciated ...

(VSerebrenikov/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) This week in science: Why your cat won't eat; a possible explanation for why some places feel haunted; a simulated end of the Universe; and much more!

From savvy toy-sorting pups to the feline that prowled homes in ancient China, these pet stories got us through the dog days of 2025. My dog nephew Moose doesn’t just love a frisbee — he joneses for ...

If you've been lucky enough to share a home with an orange cat, you know just how special they are. Orange cats have a way of standing out from other cats. Maybe it's their brightly colored fur, their ...

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Cats perform better than toddlers on a simple measure of language comprehension. The research, published Oct. 4 in the journal Scientific Reports, revealed that cats form associations between pictures ...

At first glance, cats can seem emotionally unpredictable. One moment they are nearby, quietly observing you, and the next ...