Humans are the smartest creatures on the planet and we’re by far the best at solving all sorts of cognitive tasks. Or are we?

Two new studies have revealed why some cats are orange – an enduring enigma of genetics, until now.

Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, ...

The researchers led by Dr. Eleanor Raffan zoomed in on the pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene, which plays a crucial role in ...

They say you can identify the leopard by its spots, but as it turns out, you can also identify it through its unique roar. Leopards, notoriously difficult to monitor due to their elusive nature, could ...

Some space images have become timeless icons of our exploration of the cosmos. Take the famous photo of the Pillars of ...