A study has found that the reason why the evolution of the first animals to appear on Earth was delayed for over 10 million ...

If you’ve ever had a spiny leaf insect as a pet, or you’re considering getting one, hopefully someone has warned you about this: if you put one in your enclosure, you might come back some time later ...

A new study published in Science and led by Monash University biologists reveals that the energy cost of reproduction is far greater than previously believed. The research, led by Dr. Samuel C Ginther ...

Sperm capacitation represents the final maturation phase that mammalian spermatozoa undergo after ejaculation, during which they acquire the capacity to fertilise an oocyte. This multifaceted process ...

How do animals decide when to fight and when to walk, fly, slither, or swim away? Most research on animal conflict has focused on the short-term costs of single interactions, but a pair of behavioral ...