For years, the early history of domestic cats, long before they curled up on couches or dominated the internet, has been uncertain. New ancient DNA research is now reshaping that story. Archaeologists ...

Ancient DNA is rewriting the origin story of the cat curled on the sofa. Long before the familiar house cat padded into Chinese homes, people there were sharing their settlements with a very different ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. “Cats were depicted in ancient Egyptian iconography as tabby ...

The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...

A new study overturns previous findings that domestic cats originated thousands of years earlier. An African wildcat (Felis lybica) rests on a rock in Kruger National Park, South Africa. So far, ...

Discover the history of our feline friends, and learn about the debate over whether cats are really "domesticated" at all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...