This superstition about black cats and other black animals in general has shaped people’s preferences about animals. It’s left its mark on things such as lower adoption rates for black cats ...

“When you’re measuring 99 percent of the animals, it’s black, black, black, black, black, black, and then suddenly, you find an ultrablack species,” says Guiellermo-Ferreira. More than ...

What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people's perceptions and biases about animals based only on their color. When you purchase through links ...

Scientists have successfully cloned an endangered black-footed ferret, using preserved cells from a long-dead wild animal. This is the first time any native endangered species has been cloned in ...