Most animals reach an adult size, then spend the rest of their lives maintaining it. After maturity, their energy goes toward ...

In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...

Find out which animals live the longest and what clues this gives us for potentially slowing down human aging.

Animal reproduction and breeding encompasses the full spectrum of natural, assisted and genetic processes that underpin the perpetuation, improvement and conservation of species across diverse taxa.

How do animals decide when to fight and when to walk, fly, slither, or swim away? Most research on animal conflict has focused on the short-term costs of single interactions, but a pair of behavioral ...

Animals possess circadian clocks, or 24 h oscillators, to regulate daily behavior. These typically take their cues from the periodic change of sunlight and darkness. However, many animals are also ...

Fascinating animals where males give birth to the offspring In the wild world of animal reproduction, nature has come up with some truly unexpected roles for its creatures. While we typically ...

I probably don't need to tell you that, although they're among our most basic biological functions as human beings, conception and pregnancy are basically the closest any of us are ever going to get ...

Nagoya University researchers discovered a gene that actively suppresses food-odor detection in roundworms after reproduction ...

The National System of Conservation Areas, part of the Environment Ministry, has informed Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste that it must make changes in order to comply with Costa Rican laws.