A new study shows there is a high cost of parenthood, quantifying the 10% “longevity tax” on reproduction. Consequently, mammals that have fewer or no offspring tend to live longer. But why does ...

Every year, gray whales embark on one of nature’s most epic migration journeys. Here’s what we know about it, according to ...

As fewer people choose to pair up, let alone marry, it could be that our species’ mating patterns are moving closer to the natural order, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt ...

While many people, including yours truly, regularly encounter signs of the presence of badgers here in the Northland, only a ...

Hailey Bieber has a sneaky wellness trick that enhances her glow. . . and it’s something she stirs into her coffee every ...

Blind and mostly hairless, with front teeth that put beavers to shame, the naked mole-rat is one of the most unusual-looking ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo is all abuzz with excitement because first-time elephant mom Nhi Linh is pregnant. With a window ...

How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south? Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all examples of amphibians, a ...

One thing fishers do not eat is fish. They’re also unrelated to cats, though they are sometimes known as “fisher cats.” Their name likely comes from early European settlers, who found they resembled ...

Brown long-eared bats have some of the most sensitive hearing of any mammal. This helps them both hunt and avoid being hunted ...

Groundhogs emerge from their burrows around Feb.4. This fits the folklore of Groundhog Day, but predicting the weather is not ...

On Wednesday, SeaWorld staff, volunteers and FWC officers delivered Stipes and her calf, a male that SeaWorld biologists ...