Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution blended biology, culture and social life into year-round intimacy.

Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.

A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all ...

Explore the world's largest scorpion and uncover intriguing details about these formidable arachnids. Dive into our article ...

Female bees and wasps are the real defenders. Only females can sting, because stingers are modified egg-laying organs. Males do nothing in defence. Females guard nests, food, and colonies with extreme ...

The list by World Atlas of the most dangerous animals in New Jersey includes coyotes, bears, bobcats and some you might not expect.

The most common and widespread species of deer in North America may rely on “photoluminescence” in some surprising ways.

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don't know much about who got with whom, or why.

Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.

The children, two by two, walked into the woods solemnly, the hurricane lamp swinging, the light vanishing and then returning ...

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life ...