Study shows LED streetlights suppress moth activity by 85%. Even "wildlife-friendly" amber lights cause harm, with no easy ...

While most animals manage to avoid inbreeding through scent recognition or by leaving their packs, others (such as those ...

Well, not now – but a paper published in Genome Biology in 2006 concluded that after humans and chimpanzees cleaved from each other around 6 million years ago, they continued to interbreed for at ...

A Guide to Reproductive Diversity,” the second work by the author of “The Ecology of Center City, Philadelphia.” Frank, a ...

After centuries of sustained effort, zebras remain evidence that domestication depends less on human ambition than on ...

If you have ever looked at an animal and thought, “we’re basically best mates now,” this new batch of photos from Important Animal Images is going to hit the sweet spot. This time we’re sharing images ...

Giovanni, 18, was left alone after two alpacas died of old age, prompting carers to install mirrors as a temporary solution ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

Groundhogs predict spring with the same accuracy as flipping a coin. But they’re vital to their ecosystems, feasting through ...

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.

“While the human penis functions primarily to transfer sperm, our result suggests its unusual large size evolved as a sexual ...

City environments subject animals to noise, light, crowding, and fragmented habitats that subtly but powerfully reshape how they communicate.