4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (502+ words) For nearly 110 years, biologists have puzzled over why domestic cats’ kidneys are packed with unusually large numbers of fat-storing structures called lipid droplets. Professor Masao Miyazaki of Iwate University and colleagues suggest that these kidney droplets serve as a chemical…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) Moving a free-roaming cat indoors for good is a decision many owners approach with dread: guilt over confining a former outdoor explorer, worry about litter boxes and scratched furniture, and doubts about whether the cat will ever adjust....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) Domestic cats (Felis catus) develop the same patterns of brain shrinkage and neurological decline as aging humans, and scientists think that makes them an ideal window into dementia and aging....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (652+ words) A new genus and species of nimravid from the middle Oligocene epoch has been identified from the fossilized remains found in northern China. The discovery fills a gap in knowledge about the Nimravidae family in the eastern part of Eurasia....

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (459+ words) The domestic cat has a long and complex, albeit uncertain, history. Genetic studies show that all modern cats descended from the African wildcat, which is found today in North Africa and the Near East. However, sparse archaeological remains and the…...