Biologists tend to look at the animal kingdom and try to categorize things in an organized fashion. But nature has a way of ...

The Sumatran rhino is uniquely adapted for life in dense rainforest. But these traits can’t protect it from habitat loss.

Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species ...

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back to nurse even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.

In truth, it is not a paradox. The animals involved all seem perfectly eager participants in heterosexual behaviour, as well, so their reproduction is not compromised. It is, though, a puzzle—for ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

Seeing a new kind of head ornament on a recent reproduction of the iconic Avukana Buddha statue, made me ponder how the ...

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the ...

The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation on Monday argued against the legalization of surrogacy, saying that the procedure “treats women’s wombs as tools.” The foundation on social media said that “wombs ...

Two wombs, a forked penis, and giving birth through the nose. These are just a few of the bizarre stories circulating about ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

So if we’re right, each former human is now essentially a radio transmitter and receiver. One plurb sends out a signal that ...