Little Foot is a near-complete Australopithecus skeleton — the most complete ever discovered — from South Africa. Researchers ...

Some species are unisexual and reproduce by parthenogenesis.

Mothers are seen as the most devout creatures, be it as human beings or animals. The magnitude of a mother’s love and ...

Blocking reproduction through contraception or sterilization increases lifespan in both male and female mammals across more ...

Drawing on data from more than 100 mammal species, an international team of researchers examined the trade-off between living ...

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, ...

Extended lifespan: Blocking reproduction extends lifespan by approximately ten percent across many mammals, sometimes more. Reproductive block: Male longevity rises only with castration (testosterone ...

A new study uses sibling genetics to compare monogamy across species. Humans score higher than expected and sit close to ...

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

There are plants that are neither green nor sexually reproductive, but precisely because of that they teach us a lot about ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...