If cats had the same access to social media, an orange cat named Bubbas would become an instant celebrity after showing their ...

Barsh and his colleagues saw that all 145 orange cats they studied, as well as 6 calico and tortoiseshell cats (which also ...

Orange cats are just cats, but if you ask anyone who's lucky enough to have one, they'll swear that the orange-ness makes a ...

Two new, preliminary papers identify a gene related to a cat’s coloration. The work also explains why tortoiseshell and ...

Discover the scientific breakthrough behind the signature orange fur in cats. Learn about the genetic factors that make the ...

To keep your barn cat happy, you do need to take special care of them. That includes making sure they're microchipped, ...

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

After a century of research, scientists have finally found what is responsible for the coat color of domesticated orange cats ...

After 60 years of searching, geneticists have finally identified the gene behind the marmalade coloration in domestic cats.

After 60 years of research, scientists have discovered the gene responsible for orange fur in cats, finding that it is linked ...

Now, two studies have finally identified the genetic key to this mystery, solving a puzzle first theorized in 1912. The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have ...

For decades, orange cats have charmed their way into homes and hearts. But their vibrant fur color has been a genetic mystery ...