The waters off the southern tip of Cat Island, Bahamas are one of the last remaining strongholds for oceanic whitetip sharks. more

New research finds that most people are unable to read cats' facial expressions, apart from a small group of so-called cat whisperers. more

New research finds that most people are unable to read cats' facial expressions, apart from a small group of so-called cat whisperers. more

Resembling an overgrown house cat with black-tipped ears and a stubby tail, the Canada lynx, a native of North America, teeters on the brink of extinction in the U.S. The few lynx that now roam parts of Washington and the... more

A new study, published in the journal Animal Welfare, shows that some people are particularly good at identifying feline emotions from cats’ faces; women... more

Women and those with veterinary experience were better at recognizing cats' expressions -- even those who reported no strong attachment to cats. The study involved more than 6,300 people from... more

Cats have a reputation for being hard to read, but new research from the University of Guelph has found that some people are veritable "cat whisperers"... more

Lasers. They are used for everything from entertaining our cats to encrypting our communications. Unfortunately, lasers can be energy intensive and many are made using toxic materials like arsenic and gallium. To make lasers... more

Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from dogs is decreasing, according to the latest FINRES-Vet report. One likely reason is the diminished... more

Companies that make top brands including Kit Kat chocolate and Dove soap may face fines if they fail to buy more green palm oil under new... more

By 2030, 60 percent of the world's population will live in cities, while one in three will share their city with at... more

Two mummified lions, dating back about 2,600 years, have been discovered in a tomb full of cat statues and cat mummies in Saqqara, in Egypt. more

Millions of cats in the world likely suffer from hip dysplasia, but this cat health problem has rarely been studied. In a newly published... more

Margays (Leopardus wiedii), small wild cats living in forest areas fragmented by agriculture near Campinas and Botucatu in São Paulo State, Brazil, prey on animals inhabiting nearby sugarcane... more

They say that eyes are windows to the soul. Indeed, research suggests this might also be true for our four-legged friends. Since the days... more