The study doesn't indicate that cats have a more positive emotional relationship to their owners. Being a cat owner is often ...

Have you ever noticed your cat staring deeply at a blank space—or responding to a sound that you can’t hear? Could it be that ...

Living with a cat feels like sharing your space with a mysterious creature that seems attuned to vibrations, emotions, and ...

In Tokyo, thirty housecats were faced with a simple choice: three plastic tubes, three different smells. One held the scent of their beloved owner, another the odor of a total stranger, and the third ...

Scientists found a way to get 30 kitties to cooperate with a study exploring the power of the feline sense of smell.

Cats may not look like they’re sniffing out mysteries, but their noses are constantly at work—mapping the world, reading ...

The cats spent significantly longer time sniffing unknown odors than the scents of their owner or an empty tube. They were ...

Domestic cats can tell the difference between the smell of their owner and that of a stranger, a new study suggests. The ...

The study also found a tendency for cats to sniff familiar scents with their left nostril, while unknown scents were more ...

Providing stimulation for a cat's sense of smell is a key component in making sure it's in a healthy environment, Anderson said. Catnip can be a fun way to do that. Cats have way more powerful ...