Cat News: The New Cat Colour Science Never Saw Coming 29 June 2026

What if one of the world’s newest scientific discoveries… was a cat colour? In Finland, researchers spent years investigating a mysterious group of cats whose fur seemed to fade from black into white — creating a striking look unlike anything previously explained by genetics. Nicknamed salmiak cats after Finland’s famous salty liquorice, these unusual felines turned out to carry something scientists weren’t expecting: not an extra gene… but a missing piece of DNA. In this episode of Cat News, we explore the strange science behind coat colours, how ordinary mixed-breed cats helped reveal something entirely new, and why sometimes the most extraordinary discoveries begin simply because somebody stopped and paid attention. Because somewhere out there… a cat is casually changing science while waiting for dinner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.