A look at cat tongues helps explain why the animals' grooming is so effective. This story is from Inside Science. New insights into how cats clean their fur with scores of tiny scoops on their tongues ...

On a spring afternoon in 2017, Alexis Noel stood at her lab bench. In one hand, she held a slab of raw pork; in the other, a freshly dissected tongue. Noel, a biomechanist at the Georgia Institute of ...

A cat's tongue feels rough for a very specific reason. We explore the science of papillae and the incredible evolutionary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...

One of the more convenient parts of cat ownership is never (or at least rarely) having to drag your cat into the sink to scrub it clean against its will. This, a recent analysis by scientists at ...

WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know that when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...

Cats always choose to clean themselves at really opportune times — when you're giving your date a tour of your apartment, or having an awkward conversation with your parents, they'll decide it's the ...

WASHINGTON — Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...

Cat lovers know that when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get clean and ...

WASHINGTON >> Cat lovers know when kitties groom, their tongues are pretty scratchy. Using high-tech scans and some other tricks, scientists are learning how those sandpapery tongues help cats get ...