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 ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

He’s also curious about the orange gene’s origins, such as where and when the mutation happened. “One idea is to study ancient Egyptian cat paintings—or even to test DNA from mummified cats—to see if ...

"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 ... “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 million ...