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The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

A new study has found that humans from around 10,000 years ago took dogs along with them on their travels across the world.

Just a month after she became the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi declared that Japan would help Taiwan if China attacked it, reopening old wounds between the two countries ...

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Two genetic analyses suggest that our feline friends reached China around 1,400 years ago via the Silk Road, and that they ...