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 ...

A common parasite expands across species by abandoning sex, boosting short-term spread while risking long-term collapse.

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Four mice went to space as astronauts. One came back and became a mother. And that simple fact might matter more than you'd ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

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

Humans have spent centuries shaping the world. But nature wouldn’t hesitate to take over if we suddenly disappeared.

Explore the unsettling trend of billionaires like Elon Musk and Pavel Durov trying to repopulate the earth through ...

A 3D uterus embryo implantation simulation chip developed by a Chinese research team has, for the first time, fully ...

Studying chemical chatter as tiny balls of cells embed could shine a light on early pregnancy and glitches that lead to miscarriage Researchers have created the lining of a womb in a dish, which ...

BAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic (AP) — Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, ...