Biologists have shown evidence of a kind of “copycat” evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. An unusual museum collection in Bern, Switzerland, houses the largest scientific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and more ...

University of California, Berkeley researchers studying fossils found in a museum collection are now helping to clarify how large-fanged felines evolved. It is raising new questions about why ...

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 ...

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas. As we drove ...