Most cat owners joke that their felines rule over their homes like royalty, but these asides could hold some truth. Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian ...

Ancient Egypt had plenty of impressive things going on: pyramids, temples, hieroglyphs, mummies, powerful pharaohs, and a calendar full of gods. Yet one of the most charming details about Egyptian ...

Mouse collector, deity, messenger of Satan, or beloved family member. The history of the cat is long and marked by ups and downs. In ancient Egypt, the house cat was particularly polarizing. It was ...

In ancient Egypt, animals were not kept at a distance from daily life. People lived with them, named them, and included them in how they understood home and family. Cats and dogs appear everywhere, ...

The origins of domestic cats, and their travels with ancient humans, are as enigmatic as the animals themselves. But now, scientists have found new evidence supporting the idea that the unfathomable ...