Self-anointing occurs in many species, and there are multiple reasons for it. Rice-field rats self-anoint with the anal gland ...

It’s a problem impacting people in Kansas City and across the country: pet housing. The United States is currently experiencing a housing affordability crisis. As the cost of living continues to rise, ...

A chimpanzee female (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) sleeps in a nest built in a tree in Uganda's Kibale National Park. The ...

Researchers have identified a novel therapeutic approach for colorectal cancer by exploiting a specific genetic vulnerability found in a majority of patients. The study focuses on the adenomatous ...

Humans living in space for months, years, or even generations will need to navigate sex in a zero-gravity world.

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them ...

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New research shows female baboons influence fertilization through immune and chemical changes that affect sperm survival.

A grandmother was left at home with 10 XL bullies as her son-in-law went out to 'meet a lady friend'. With no training, the ...

In the debate between the German Shepherd and the Pit bull, the debate centres more on opinion than fact. Both of these ...

Floating in near-weightless conditions can be disorienting for even the most experienced astronauts. Male reproductive ...

Powerful punches. Flesh-tearing teeth. Deadly talons. We explore the best (or is it the worst?) weapons in the natural world.