Octopus mothers slam themselves against rocks and eat their own arms before their eggs hatch. Scientists have discovered what leads to the self-destruction.

Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) have a really bad reputation. The ocean’s bad boys are responsible for at least 100 unprovoked attacks on humans, 27 of which have been fatal. However, the species ...

Texas drivers hit thousands of deer each year.

Why did our ancestors ditch the shell and start growing babies inside their bodies instead? In this episode of Big Ideas, ...

Men have nipples, mammary glands and the hormones required, but the ability for male lactation rarely turns on. Here’s why ...

Chase Barnes, who breeds chickens and pigeons on a small farm south of Kansas City, had never seen a pigeon “throuple.

Flames ripped through the family's three-bed home in the middle of the night ...

If you’ve been seeing more coyotes this time of year, you’re not alone. Local residents have been reporting a paw-sitive jump in coyote sightings, as there’s a “perfect storm” of factors coming ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

Not all fish play by the same reproductive rules. Evolutionary biology reveals how deception became a successful mating ...