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Improved diet, breeding may have led to bigger bodies more

Researchers have shed light on how catnip -- also known as catmint -- produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon. more

Researchers at John Innes Centre have shed light on how catnip—also known as catmint—produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon. more

A team of scientists from the University of Bern (Switzerland) and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and their partners have characterized multiple functions of... more

SpaceNews established these awards to honor the well-known champions and... more

For a long time it was believed that a giant rhinoceros called Elasmotherium sibericum went extinct around 200,000 years ago —... more

The decline of Tasmanian devils is having an unusual knock-on effect: animal carcasses would once have been gobbled up in short order by devils are now... more

When are two nominally identical kilogram masses no longer identical? When each goes to a different place and... more

The cat tongue is covered in sharp, rear-facing spines called papillae, the precise function of which is a... more

They say there's more than one way to skin an interstellar cat, and in astronomy there's more than one way to find alien exoplanets... more

A closer look at cat tongues helps explain why the animals' grooming is so effective and may inspire new brushes -- for pets and humans. more

New research led by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub has revealed which Australian mammals are most vulnerable to cats and foxes, and many much-loved potoroos, bandicoots... more

New research has revealed which Australian mammals are most vulnerable to cats and foxes, and many much-loved potoroos, bandicoots and bettongs, as well as native rodents, are at the top... more

Three-dimensional scans and thermal imaging give unprecedented insight into cat grooming more

Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get... more

Augmented reality systems show virtual objects in the real world – like cat ears and whiskers on a Snapchat selfie, or how well a particular chair might fit in a room. The first big break for AR was... more