Elephants are pregnant for up to two years. Females of some fish species starve for weeks while holding dozens of eggs and hatchlings inside their mouths. And pregnant humans commonly endure months of ...

Mammals experience a 10% increase in lifespan when reproductive opportunities are suppressed. The study analyzed records from 120 zoos to determine the hidden cost of reproduction. When mammals have ...

Reproduction permanently alters females' bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found. Its discovery, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth ...

Climate change has now become one of the biggest threats to ecosystems globally, as global cycles that have helped species thrive for centuries have shifted. Birds in particular, for their elaborate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mammals experience a 10% increase in lifespan when reproductive opportunities are suppressed. The study analyzed records from 120 ...

The flowerpot snake, one of the world's smallest snakes, has some unusual distinctions. Also known as the Brahminy blind snake, it's the only known snake species with three sets of chromosomes instead ...

Numerous factors affect how fast we age, from the environment down to our DNA. Even the number of children you have, and when you have them, can alter the aging process and lifespan, a new study finds ...

Why Spiny-Tailed Lizards Turn Omnivore When Seasons Change (Image: IISc) Researchers from IISc have found that spiny-tailed lizards living in desert environments carefully adjust their diet and ...

“This DNA repair and replication activity supports a fascinating mechanism called premeiotic endoreplication, a process through which the snake duplicates its chromosomes before dividing them, ...