In true feline form, cats took their time deciding whether to jump into humans’ laps. In a new comprehensive study of the spread of domesticated cats, DNA analysis suggests that cats lived for ...

From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

Egyptologist Chris Naunton answers Google's most searched questions about Ancient Egypt. 00:00 Introduction 00:42 When did ...

From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

Ranging from reality TV penguins to underwater antics, and even a sprinkle of time travel through unexpected worlds, there is something, as always, for every reader to enjoy ...

A museum is like an iceberg. Most of it is out of sight. Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage. But not at the new ...

Representation of non-Abrahamic religions and spiritual traditions, particularly in the mainstream comics universe, is ...

Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the ...

Recently, butlers to orange-colored cats got a bit of a shock when reading the news, as headlines began to call out their ...

A unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals' capacity for symbolic thought. The object ...

Nepeta, the highly aromatic and pretty perennial beloved of so many country gardens, may be your feline’s favourite fix, but we should be wary of its root, warns Deborah Nicholls-Lee ...