Our eyes alone do not provide us with a continuous and stable view of the world. They jump several times each second in rapid movements called saccades. Because the eye projects the world onto the ...

Between his wild fur and his yellow eyes, it's immediately clear that Atchoum is unlike most cats out there, and that wasn't ...

Cats communicate through subtle expressions. Experts explain what your feline may be trying to tell you.

Cats cannot see in complete darkness. They do need some light. What makes them different is how efficiently their eyes use low light, especially at dawn and dusk. A large, dome-shaped cornea gathers ...

C ats do indeed possess a third eyelid, which can sometimes be glimpsed when a pet wakes or yawns. The nictitating membrane (or palpebra tertia, as it is formally known), lies behind the other two and ...

Little Foot, a 3.67 million-year-old human ancestor, is getting a digital facial reconstruction after her skull was crushed in a cave.

Two of the world’s most powerful space telescopes have joined forces to produce a stunning new image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, one of the most visually complex objects in the known universe. The ...

Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual data captured from real-world environments. While these systems are now ...

Certain cancers in pet cats develop through genetic mutations very similar to those in humans, which could help improve treatments for both species, according to new research. Cancer behaves similarly ...

Videos aimed at pets are drawing millions of views. But who’s actually watching? By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes is a science reporter who writes Pet Theory, a column about our creature companions. Show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @camrynfred/Instagram) Cats may have a reputation for being selective with ...

Cats may have a reputation for being selective with affection, but one viral video proves that when they choose their person, they commit wholeheartedly. A recent Instagram clip captures a famously ...