A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Reproduction forms the foundation for the sustainability of fish populations, driving both the productivity of global aquaculture and the conservation ...

Other penguins that have limited diets are more threatened by changes coming from a warming ocean and the makeup of the food chain. But king penguins — which are so abundant they are considered a ...

Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would otherwise plague a self-cloning species.

Domestic pigs reproduce through a breeding process that is closely managed on farms around the world. During mating, a male pig, known as a boar, mounts the female, called a sow, in a behavior driven ...

For the past decade, CERES TAG has worked alongside producers, not looking to replace traditional knowledge, but to ...

The Amazon rainforest is often associated with jaguars, parrots, and towering trees. Yet the majority of animal life in this ...

One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...

Have you ever seen a litter of kittens where no two fur babies look alike? A mix of ginger, tabby, and maybe a black one?

A national movement called #ExecuteAWA believes the country has reached a tipping point and compassion alone is no longer ...