The Komodo dragon, a venomous giant lizard native to Indonesian islands, faces endangerment with fewer than 6,000 remaining.

Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of humans like a shark fin in shallow water. They are often portrayed as silent killers, ...

An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a ...

“So far this is the only tick in the United States that has this ability to reproduce without a mate. In other animals like arthropods and certain vertebrae, parthenogenesis has been ...

Among potential witnesses in the trial of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of murdering her cop boyfriend John O’Keefe, there’s one witness who won’t be called to the stand.

They estimate that these animals drop more than 100 million pounds of biomass and 8.3 million pounds of nitrogen each year. Nitrogen feeds phytoplankton, which support the whole food chain.

This characteristic appearance has earned them the nickname “wheel animals.” A predominant reproductive strategy among rotifers is asexual reproduction, specifically through a process called ...

In addition to Feimster as Nibbles and Quan as Gary, Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary) will voice Dr. Fuzzby, Nick and Judy’s appointed quokka “therapy animal” helping the new partners ...

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom. A novel analysis ...

Sharks, rays, and other chondrichthyans have evolved a remarkable range of reproductive strategies, allowing them to thrive for hundreds of millions of years. Two particularly unusual ...

The capacity of virgin females to reproduce by parthenogenesis was evaluated, during an experimental infestation, in absence of males, on a horse (Equus cabalus). Ticks were spread either completely ...