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

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

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 ...

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...

Public Perceptions of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Wildlife Conservation: Insights from Three EU Countries  - The research, conducted as part of the BMBF supported BioRescue project, ...

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 ...

The world's first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has ...

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

Human reproductive cloning is currently the subject of much debate around the world, involving a variety of ethical, religious, societal, scientific, and medical issues. This report from the National ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...