If you could develop any of a cat’s sensory abilities, which would you choose? Perhaps hearing, so you can identify each of the many thousands of cockroaches in your building. Maybe proprioception so ...

The biggest difference between human vision and cat vision is in the retina, a layer of tissue at the back of the eye that contains cells called photoreceptors.Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed/Anadolu Agency via ...

If you've ever lived with a cat, you know that they can be incredibly active at night, often sprinting up and down corridors — and over their owners' beds — without ever crashing into walls or doors.

Cats may have been first domesticated as early as 4,000 years ago by the ancient Egyptians. Cats can see up to six times better than an average human in the dark. Cats have an air of mystery ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Cats' fondness for pouncing on feet and feathery toys may be rooted in their hunting instinct, ...

It isn't unusual for researchers to take something incredible in nature, such as a cat's eye or vision system, and attempt to create that in the laboratory. Biologically inspired engineering happens ...