Researchers at the Max Planck Institute found that females outlive males in all species of mammals ...

Women live longer than men - except when males don't play the field, suggests a new study. Females tend to have greater longevity among species with strong competition for mates – as is the case with ...

In most mammals, females live longer than males, but in birds the trend goes the other way – a study of over 1000 species points to possible reasons for these differences ...

These spooky animals seem like the stuff of science fiction, but they really exist. Truth is stranger than fiction!

The name “lion” doesn’t only apply to the king of the jungle. Perhaps in a nod of deference, there are many animals that share the king’s namesake. Here are four.

Life cycles require the creation of an autonomous individual, that individual’s growth and that individual’s reproduction In sexual reproduction, gametes containing a single set of chromosomes combine ...

It's the first time scientists have documented this mating behavior in the animals, as first one male and then a second mated with a female leopard shark ( Stegostoma tigrinum) in quick succession.

The post Mountain Lions in Los Angeles Don't Need a $92 Million Government Project To Survive appeared first on Reason.com. Ryan Easley, who cared for tigers at a preserve in southeastern Oklahoma, ...

The appearance of the Asian longhorned tick in Maine is a big cause for concern. How does it affect you and what should you do?

West Hollywood has passed a new ordinance banning the retail sale of live animals, including mammals, fish, and reptiles. The city council's decision is part of a decades-long commitment to animal ...

After years of dedicated work by World Animal Protection alongside other animal protection organizations, this groundbreaking legislation passed unanimously. West Hollywood is the first city in ...