When mammals have offspring, both in the wild and in captivity, new life is celebrated. This is especially true for species that are struggling population-wise, as each live offspring means a greater ...

Reproduction permanently alters females' bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found. Its discovery, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth ...

Coral reefs host a quarter of all sea species, but climate change, overfishing, and pollution could drive these ecosystems to extinction within a matter of decades. Marine biologists have been racing ...

In the course of evolution, animals have repeatedly shifted from sexual to asexual reproduction. The first evidence of the consequences of parthenogenesis – a type of asexual reproduction – on genome ...

Scientists Found a Creature That Can Reproduce Under Stress ...

Reproduction is central to survival, but it may come at a hidden cost. In a new study, which drew on zoo records from more than 110 animals around the world, researchers found that blocking ...

This story is part of a week-long series on reproduction, from preventing premature births to childfree Reddit. Most nights, talk around Kristin Hamann’s dinner table eventually turns to genetics. Her ...

MALE bodies have long been seen as the norm when it comes to science. It is men and male animals that have been studied to understand what good and poor health looks like, as well as how to treat ...