A new study finds that the feline reaction to catnip and silver vine helps to stave off mosquitoes and other bloodsucking insects. By Oliver Whang Cats, so often, are a mystery, even to those that ...

Anyone who has seen a cat experience catnip knows that it makes them go a bit wild -- they rub in it, roll on it, chew it, and lick it aggressively. It is widely accepted that this plant, and its ...