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 ...

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...

In an interview with Le Monde, the biologist and geneticist discusses the advances in assisted reproductive technology and ...

If you’re watching the person you love struggle to survive an illness, things aren’t going to be the same — for better or for ...

Studying wild rock doves gives us a rare chance to establish how one of science’s model species lives in nature. This may ...

A study suggests menopause gives an evolutionary advantage to some whales. The findings could offer clues about menopause in ...

A team of scientists based in Brazil recently reported that they discovered a new species of Tinamou in the mountains of the ...

In Indigenous Asháninka belief, bees were once spirits in human form. Stories tell of a woman who enjoyed making masato, a ...

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

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

The French philosopher takes phenomena such as mass consumption, aesthetics, leisure and the kitsch to examine our world and ...

Paul Cezanne’s Pommes et oranges (around 1899) is one of the paintings that will show at his self-titled exhibition at ...