For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival – and new research shows how flowers do it is more intriguing ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that ...

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is one of today's best science fiction books. While much of the science and math is great, it falls a bit when it comes to evolution.

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

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 ...

Some animals have reproductive strategies so extreme that they can lead directly to their own death. In certain species, intense mating competition or biological stress pushes the body beyond its ...

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

Including rare species of birds such as boat-billed herons, black-faced ibises and tawny frogmouths; zoo visitors can also see giant otters, Amur tigers, Malayan bears, giant pandas, and many other ...