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 ...

The ginger colour in cats’ coats has a curious link to being male or female. Now, scientists have finally pinpointed the gene ...

Animals were able to see colors long before species developed the riot of colors that enlivens our world today ...

For all other animals, including redheaded humans, we know what causes this characteristic colour, but surprisingly, we ...

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

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

Jimmy Butler dyed his hair orange after reports surfaced of his interest in playing for the Phoenix Suns if traded by the ...

Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair coloration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled. Orange isn’t the ...

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 ...