Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or 'salty liquorice,' the cats have hair strands that ...

"The eyes are the window to the soul," notes a timeless quote. And while your eyes also bring the world your way, the origins of eye color are fascinating and even mysterious. To help lay out the ...

Orange cats have always stood out in the living room, but new research shows they also stand apart in the mammal family tree. Scientists have now traced their vivid coats to a genetic arrangement that ...

A new study has investigated the genetic history of roses, which are part of the genus Rosa and a member of the Rosaceae family, regardless of what color they are. Researchers analyzed the genomes of ...

A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that start out black, and become white the further they grow from the ...