Felines may not literally have nine lives, but this is one reason they sometimes seem to.

Why do cats always land on their feet? It’s one of science’s most enduring mysteries in the realm of pets. The first paper on ...

The saying goes, “cats always land on their feet.” Scientists have investigated the physics of falling cats since at least 1700, and a team of researchers has recently furthered the topic with a study ...

This feline mystery has been solved.

It’s a question that has puzzled animal lovers for centuries: why do cats always land on their feet? A new study by ...

Cats rarely crash and burn, always seeming to land on their feet. But how? Researchers have uncovered the secret behind their ...

Learn how variations in different parts of the spine allow cats to land upright.

In 1894, French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in science: How do cats ...

Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments ...

The question of 'How can a falling cat land on its feet?' has been debated for a long time, at least since around 1700. Four different hypotheses have been proposed to answer this question. One is the ...

For hundreds of years, scientists have struggled to solve one of life's most enduring mysteries: How do cats always land on their feet? Our feline companions appear to have an uncanny ability to twist ...