Cats
Is Stainless Steel Really That Important for a Cat’s Bowl?
Stainless steel is durable and easy to clean, but does it really make a cat’s bowl safer? The evidence gives cleaning habits, surface condition...
Pet science, thoughtfully explored
HAVN Journal
Curious, useful stories about how animals think, eat and live alongside us.
Selected stories
Worth knowing
Cats
Whisker Fatigue: Is Your Cat’s Bowl Actually Annoying Them?
Cat whiskers are sensitive, but is “whisker fatigue” a real feeding problem? We test the popular claim against the research and explain what a...
Science
Félicette, the Cat France Sent Into Space and Nearly Forgot
The true story of Félicette, the French cat who survived a suborbital flight and waited more than half a century for a memorial.
Science
The Six-Toed Cats Who Inherited Hemingway's House
Nearly 60 cats, a literary landmark, federal case law and a developmental gene called Sonic Hedgehog. The Hemingway cats are stranger than the souvenir...
Latest stories
Cats
Is Stainless Steel Really That Important for a Cat’s Bowl?
Stainless steel is durable and easy to clean, but does it really make a cat’s bowl safer? The evidence gives cleaning habits, surface condition...
Cats
Whisker Fatigue: Is Your Cat’s Bowl Actually Annoying Them?
Cat whiskers are sensitive, but is “whisker fatigue” a real feeding problem? We test the popular claim against the research and explain what a...
Science
Félicette, the Cat France Sent Into Space and Nearly Forgot
The true story of Félicette, the French cat who survived a suborbital flight and waited more than half a century for a memorial.
Science
The Six-Toed Cats Who Inherited Hemingway's House
Nearly 60 cats, a literary landmark, federal case law and a developmental gene called Sonic Hedgehog. The Hemingway cats are stranger than the souvenir...