The reproductive biology of reptiles encompasses a wider range of strategies than is often assumed in general accounts of the ...

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 ...

Meet animals that grow for a lifetime, sometimes for centuries, and discover why dinosaurs did not, despite their huge size.

Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process ...

Ferrets are beloved, curious creatures whose popularity as a family pet has steadily increased over the past decades. However ...

A paper published by URI researchers reveals key mechanisms in speciation in corals. Critically threatened by climate change, a better understanding of coral biology will help efforts to conserve and ...

Freshwater alga, Chlorella vulgaris, is a new superfood with a small environmental footprint. The rise in interest in this ...

Nature is astonishingly diverse. Across the planet’s oceans, forests, grasslands, and cities, living beings interact in ways that defy rigid expectations.

In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

These six award-winning polar images reveal how Arctic wildlife survives at the coldest edge of the living world. Here’s a ...