If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

If you have a cat at home, you might see your furry friend often curl up and take a snooze near a window where sunlight beams inside. That behavior was one reason the ancient Egyptians thought cats ...

Many pet owners may treat their cats as royalty, but the ancient Egyptians went one step further: They looked to felines as ...

Cats are among the visitors to a Shanghai Museum exhibition that explores ancient Egyptians’ worship of the four-legged creatures. features cat statues and other treasures from a major archaeological ...

Archaeologists and historians have known for decades that ancient Egyptians worshipped cats, but recent research has proven that the Pharaohs had an even more significant impact on the species than ...

Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication. On Saturday, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of archaeologists had uncovered ...

The ancient Egyptians are famed for their fondness of all things feline. There's no shortage of cat-themed artifacts — from larger-than-life statues to intricate jewelry — that have survived the ...

Cats may have been first domesticated as early as 4,000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. Cats can see up to six times better than an average human in the dark. Cats have an air of mystery ...