Being able to reproduce both sexually and asexually gives the dragons an evolutionary edge, Garcia says. If no mate is handy, a female can bear sons parthenogenetically—and when they’re older, they ...

For the first time, more men than women are "marrying up" the education ladder, toppling a millennia-old tradition, an ...

After seven decades exploring the world’s wildest places in search of exotic animals and plants, Sir David Attenborough turns ...

If you live anywhere in copperhead country, you may hear people warn that “baby copperhead season” is coming as summer winds ...

Max Verstappen's obstreperous nature is matched only by race engineer GianPiero Lambiase, with the pair enjoying fiesty ...

Forget the treetops—a burrowing owl nests underground. Some use the dens of other animals. Find out what these owls eat and if they can fly.

Hawthorn and Sydney put on a classic in the battle of the birds at the home of footy. Both showed enough to indicate they’re ...

A porcupine when threatened turns its rear to the predator, erects its quills and begins swinging its tail like a club.

Invasive species, like the Burmese pythons and green iguanas, wreak havoc on Florida's ecosystems. But an invasive lizard is garnering extra attention and giving Floridians and their pets more to ...

"'Blood of my blood' doesn't necessarily have to be your own blood." ...

For mating male octopuses, one limb is more important than all others. That is the third right arm or hectocotylus, which is ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...