Preying mantises are vulnerable to horsehair worm parasites, which depend on other animals for their lifecycle needs.

Although nature is sometimes very fragile, decades of conservation rhetoric have perhaps overstated that fragility.

The arrival of modern humans in Australia around 60,000 years ago has long been shrouded in mystery and debate. Recent ...

New genetic research confirms modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have even interbred with archaic human species like "hobbits." ...

Taylor, a Mexican gray wolf, has left his recovery area three times now and some advocates say he's trying to tell us something.

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed—even detachable. They're one of the most diverse structures ...

Snakes are some of the most interesting creatures on the planet. With a variety of species, each with unique traits, snakes ...

Finding a partner and sticking with them for life isn’t all that common in the animal world, but a few species really commit.

This video dives into the world of animals with the most unusual and astonishing breeding habits on Earth. Scientists reveal ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Conjugation-mediated DNA delivery is the ...

As much as I applaud scientific research that reveals nature’s secrets, I feel a sense of satisfaction when some natural mysteries remain mysteries. The narwhal is my favorite example. Narwhals are a ...

Don’t veer for deer on the road this fall, the peak time of year for collisions The leaves are changing, the nights are getting longer, the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air — and deer are on the ...