By the Viking Age, cats with a new genetic haplogroup, IV-D, show up in York, Orkney, and even Galway, Ireland. The Norse ...

New research has overturned everything we thought we knew about cat domestication. Forget the theory that cats simply ...

In ancient Egypt, mass cult ritual sacrifices of cats gave rise to the furry felines becoming human companions, according to ...

A stunning discovery of mummified lion cubs and other animals in the Saqqara necropolis offers a glimpse into ancient ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

For decades, researchers have theorized that ancient cats in and around Cyprus —  located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey —most likely followed early farmers and then “gradually got accustomed to ...

The discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion, which was found underneath the Saqqara necropolis in 2004.

Metaphysical practices and beliefs vary depending on the person, but each practice has become a large part of the Asheville ...

Discover how the SHEBA® brand identified a descendant of the Pharaohs’ cats and enter for the chance to win a year’s supply ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

In Japan, numbers can carry scary meanings. The number 4 is pronounced “shi”, which also means “death.” Because of this, many buildings skip the 4th floor or room number 4, and gifts in ...

While keeping the long-dead crocodilian intact, McKnight and her team also “virtually” recreated the bronze hook lodged in ...