The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons ...

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

Beyond the challenge of balancing cow size with terminal performance, cow-calf operations frequently assess efficiency on a ...

International researchers looked into the common evolutionary traits of over 1,000 animals species as part of their study ...

High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different ...

It isn’t just snakes that fill up the reptilian quota of egg-laying animals. A group of reptiles — known as squamates — comprised of lizards, turtles, crocodilians, and snakes, are all overwhelmingly ...

Among mammals, females generally live longer. The recent comparative study examined 528 mammal species in zoos and found that ...

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...

Rising ocean temperatures are shrinking baby lobsters, threatening Maine’s $2B fishery and raising new concerns for America’s seafood future.

Elbe River A young European sturgeon shortly before being released into the Elbe River. | © ...

Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures at the start of the week, the water temperature in coastal waters has started to drop. As someone who likes to get in the water as much as possible, this is ...

Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s cleanest cities is being put to the test by a surge in rodent and insect ...