A study by the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the University of Bonn has shown that pH value is ...

Every year in the United States alone, millions of dogs and cats enter animal shelters. That’s worth repeating: Millions.

Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why.

Some animals are capable of parthenogenesis, a reproductive process in which females produce offspring without fertilization. This phenomenon has been documented in reptiles, sharks, birds, and ...

The brain not only communicates through fast electrical impulses, it also relies on slower, more diffuse chemical signals ...

The Tulsa Zoo announced Tuesday that more than 200 Asian giant toads have successfully hatched at the facility, marking a ...

Scientists Found a Creature That Can Reproduce Under Stress ...

The appropriate choice and intake of food and nutrients have a great beneficial impact on health, growth, reproduction and lifespan of fish. Nevertheless, nutritional requirements vary according to ...

From an evolutionary standpoint, it’s ruthlessly efficient. The queen collects sperm from multiple drones in one flight, stores it for years, and then spends her life laying up to 2,000 eggs a day.

Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Still, the meaning of that behavior depends on the species and the context. Behavior that ...

Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

In the modern world, the human body is besieged by a silent category of chemicals that interfere with one of its most ...