What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...

On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new ...

Scientists at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the University of Udine have detected ...

A global study reveals sexual selection influences life expectancy differences between sexes in mammals and birds, reshaping ...

Tree swallows in polluted U.S. regions are accumulating high levels of “forever chemicals.” These durable pollutants, used in firefighting foams and consumer products, are found everywhere from soil ...

Scientists have detected the uptake of nanoplastics in farm animal cell cultures. The results provide evidence of potential ...

After centuries of anecdotal accounts, an app and enthusiastic citizen scientists finally give us some answers on how birds ...

Oceanographic magazine reported this week on new research focused on a tiny crustacean called Corophium volutator. This ...

Among mammals, females generally live longer. The recent comparative study examined 528 mammal species in zoos and found that 72% showed a female life expectancy advantage, averaging 12% longer lives ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Even creatures that live underwater, like sharks, are known to have a strong sense of smell. Sharks can detect scents that ...