There are so few wild ocelots in the US that the cats are becoming inbred, with a bad prognosis for their ultimate survival. But researchers are perfecting ways to get new genes into the population.

Fireworks can be frightening to pets: here’s how to help them stay calm and happy.

We found poorer areas, and areas with more people, were likely to have a greater number of unowned cats.

Human beings evolved to nurture – and that drive can extend to children who aren’t your own and even to members of other species.

New research on cat fur patterns links a specific gene to the stripes, blotches, and spots on domestic cats and their large wild relatives.

Adding a shelter cat to the family can not only lower stress and anxiety of kids with autism, it can lower the cat's stress, too.

"Dark matter" in the cat genome may hold clues to improving both their health and ours.

New research sheds light on why some cats don't respond to drugs for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly condition in 1 in 7 cats.

A Fitbit and spy mic have given scientists new insight into the never-before-heard sounds of Canada lynx hunting, fighting, and sleeping.