A 5,500-year-old wildcat discovered in County Clare reveals surprising insights into Ireland’s prehistoric wildlife and raises questions about the species' origins and eventual extinction.

Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...

Your cat is not just acting royal, it actually is. New DNA proof shows today’s cats are direct descendants of Pharaonic Egypt ...

Domestic cats only started appearing in Europe about 2,000 years ago, much later than previously believed, and with a ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...

The earliest directly dated wildcat (Felis silvestris) ever found in Ireland has been identified, confirming the species ...

New genomic evidence traces domestic cats back to North Africa — and shows they only arrived in Europe around 2,000 years ago ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD, they introduced a host of innovations, including roads. Now, scientists say we have something else to thank the Romans for: pet cats.

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the ...