Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would otherwise plague a self-cloning species.

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

We report on a new study from France, which indicates that dogs and cats may help to spread invasive flatworms.

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

This post is in response to Do Cows Use Tools? New Research Says Yes By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Veronika using a brush as a tool to scratch various parts of her body. Source: A. J. Osuna-Mascaró/with ...

Seeing photos of cold-stunned iguanas in Miami during a winter cold spell brought back an early memory. I was a seventh-grade intern in the reptile house at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, when I jumped ...

Animals do not celebrate Valentine's Day, but courtship is key for survival. Animals use displays, dances, or fights to attract mates and reproduce. Science sees animal bonding as a survival strategy, ...

Not all animals have brains, and all of them happen to be sea creatures. From the man-o-war to the sea cucumber, here are 12 animals that don’t have a brain and a quick look at how the heck they ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...

A horse’s whinny is a distinctive and instantly recognizable sound, which the animals use to communicate with each other and express emotions. But this unique vocalization has long puzzled scientists, ...

An elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. Basile Morin via Wikimedia Commons under CC-BY-4.0 Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and ...