Cats haven't always been lazy creatures, lounging around the house. They spent thousands of years working as rat catchers on ships and farms, before becoming fully domesticated. "I would say cats ...

started when humans began keeping cats as pets. Before domestication, cats mainly communicated through smells, usually by rubbing themselves against objects, says Amanda O'Brien, a cat behavior ...

The DNA from archaeological cat remains is being tested in an effort to solve the mystery of cat domestication. Scientists have known for a while that feline domestication has come about in a way that ...