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

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a ...

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 ...

A mega-study of 117 mammal species reveals that limiting reproduction increases life expectancy by up to 10 percent.

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing ...

Horses and People' licenses an online horse welfare assessment course to the University of New England. Amy Lykins has ...

The Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will recognize current students, alumni, faculty, and friends at its annual department honors banquet on Friday, April 10, 2026.

If you care about Florida’s native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards — powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long — ...

When the UK government announced new restrictions on the import of rescue dogs from Romania last autumn, the news briefly ...

Three months before taking power in 1949, Mao Tse-tung wrote of the solidarity required for the Chinese people’s revolution, remarking that a “principal and fundamental experience” was to “unite in a ...

Scientists discover immune genes influence which gut bacteria live in animals by studying a tiny island bird population.

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 ...