When your feline friend lets out a purr, the sound may actually help them ease pain or let you know that they are stressed.

Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them – fuelled ...

A cat’s way of behaving and communicating is more challenging to understand than a dog’s. Cats communicate in several ways. The most common way that cats communicate is by purring. However, there is ...

Can a cat laugh? While it might not be the answer you were hoping for, there's no evidence to suggest that cats can giggle ...

While people generally link a cat purring with being content, a recent viral Facebook post claims that's not the case. "When you hear a cat purr, it may sound like the cat is happy," reads a Feb. 18 ...

It's probably because they're dreaming! "All mammals can dream while sleeping, and cats are not an exception," Claudine Sievert, DVM, a cat and dog veterinary doctor from Kansas, and veterinary ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

On the not-so-infrequent nights when I’m plagued by insomnia, no combination of melatonin, weighted blankets, and white noise will do. Just one cure for my affliction exists: my cat Calvin, lying atop ...

Cats can be difficult to understand. Although beautiful, they are often thought of as more elusive than dogs. For some though, this is what makes living with cats all the more fulfilling. How cats are ...