Anjali Goswami thinks cats are perfect—not in the same way as the average cat person, out of admiration for their beauty, athleticism and independence of spirit, but from a scientific standpoint.

Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and an interdisciplinary team of collaborators have uncovered new information about the history of cat evolution ...

ON THE face of it, as Jonathan B. Losos admits early in his new book, it isn’t obvious why he would write about cats. Losos, a biologist at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, has spent most ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Cats have had a remarkable run the past few thousand years. Starting as minor players in African ...

Why do lions have manes or cheetahs “sunglasses”? Discover how big cats got their iconic looks. Why do lions have manes, leopards have spots, or cheetahs wear “sunglasses”? In this episode, we uncover ...

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 ...