In Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, I explore what it is that makes an animal a pest—and it has nothing to do with their behavior, but rather our own desires and beliefs about the natural world.

Researchers used sequencing data and phenotypic traits to predict which of 5,400 species were most likely to be susceptible to contracting and spreading the virus back to humans.

Citizen advocates push the pharmaceutical company to examine a compound that has been used to treat certain coronavirus infections in cats.

Melanism in felines is both helpful and harmful.

Owner Huang Yu dug up his deceased cat to give its cells to the pet-cloning company Sinogene.

Some researchers say the abrupt end of the program will hobble the fight against a common parasite.

Researchers in Australia are capturing movement data by fitting cats with accelerometers and sending them outdoors.

The familiar word elicits a twitch of the ears or swish of the tail, suggesting felines can distinguish their names from other words.

From 500-million-year-old fat to a newly discovered virus, here are some stunners from The Scientist in 2018.

The “Indiana Jones of Wildlife Protection” helped established nature preserves around the world.

Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.

Scientists and others have been opening their homes to research animals after the studies conclude, with legislation in some states now mandating adoption.

In one winning paper, scientists describe an insect whose females have evolved a penis-like appendage that penetrates males’ “vaginas.”

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Estimating only 7,100 individuals remaining, researchers urge a reclassification of the species from vulnerable to endangered.

Companies focused on developing treatments for dogs, cats, and horses are bringing a diverse array of products to the pet medicine market.

Studying tumor development and treatment in dogs and cats, in parallel with research on rodents and humans, could improve the successful translation of new cancer drugs.

The fungal and bacterial communities in household dust can reveal some details about a building’s inhabitants.

Mounting and drilling a comet, mind-controlled gene expression, and dissecting cat genomes