India, July 31 -- Snakes have fascinated humans for centuries, appearing in mythology, scientific research, wildlife ...

Bulgaria's newly described ant species is notable not just as another addition to a checklist. Researchers say it may help clarify an unusual European ant group in which insects that look alike can ...

The footage is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world and ...

The nine-banded armadillo — whose name translates from Spanish as “little armored one” — can be found in every county ...

A new study shows that men with higher body fat percentages have lower sperm counts than men with lower body fat measurements ...

A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according to a ...

The Children’s Aid’s teen pregnancy prevention program was more than just about talking to young people about the risks ...

Scientists have long wondered whether loud, human-caused noise interferes with wild animals' cognition—their ability to think ...

Biologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute investigated a flexible social bee species, which helps shed light ...

Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, soon notice a small lizard. Seemingly ubiquitous, it ...

4. Maternal Behavior: The Brain's Program for Raising "My Child" The series of behavioral systems that mother animals use to protect and raise the next generation is called "maternal behavior." In a ...

Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds An investigation into acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds has reached a ...