Animal mothers exhibit remarkable resilience and ingenuity when raising large litters. Species like the tailless tenrec and ...

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

Large litters are not uncommon in the animal kingdom, but some species give birth to thousands, and even millions, of young.

Nearly 6 in 10 women with a negative experience of giving birth say they did not feel listened to. As the Department of ...

Nearly 6 in 10 women with a negative experience of giving birth say they did not feel listened to. As the Department of ...

A mother-daughter duo is experiencing the rare joy of joint pregnancies. In the recreation by Perry, 46, and Gustin, 25, Gustin’s husband Sean subbed in as the dance instructor, leading the pregnant ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...