Domestic cats have shared our homes for millennia, but their origins remain mysterious. Two recent studies propose a new lead ...

The oldest representation of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy was found in an Egyptian sarcophagus, revealing ancient ...

The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

Wherever there’s trouble, you can count on a curious cat to find it. No matter the outcome or consequences ... s going to cash in on her drip aesthetic and move into her rap goddess era, but she ...

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and ...

"One idea is to study ancient Egyptian cat paintings—or even to test DNA from mummified cats—to see if any cats back then were orange," he says. "It's ambitious, but I'm excited to try." ...

Recent research repositions ancient Egypt as the likely origin of cat domestication, shifting the focus away ... particularly those associated with the goddess Bastet, played a central role in shaping ...

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began ... “And yes, there are cat mummies, and there’s a cat goddess. But there are also dog mummies. In fact, there’s a site where eight ...

Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Depiction of the ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as sacred animals and were associated with the goddess Bastet, the protector of the home, female beauty, and fertility. Recent discoveries are casting doubt on ...