A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn ...

A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed. On average, lifespan ...

We know that lots of animals and plants can be found all over the world. But there's plenty that manage to live at the ...

The saola is a real and documented animal, but it remains a mystery to most experts and researchers. A forest-dwelling bovid ...

Description: We humans can’t go too far above or below sea level unaided, but there are some complex forms of life that can ...

Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its ...

The formally feathered, flightless aquatic birds known as penguins dominate the frigid waters surrounding the subantarctic ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...

Rock climbers in Italy stumbled across evidence of what appears to be a sea turtle stampede that took place nearly 80 million ...

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

The invasive species can lay 100 eggs in just five months and consume organic matter so quickly that soil can no longer ...