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.

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 ...

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and more alike. Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is ...