A team of researchers was driving through the rainforest of Madagascar when something caught their attention. They took a closer look and “by chance” discovered a new species of spider with a ...

Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries maintained ...

For some animals, reproduction comes at the ultimate cost—their own lives. While this may seem extreme, it's a natural strategy to maximize reproductive success. These species invest everything into ...

When it comes to impressing the ladies, greater sage-grouse males know that smooth dance moves trump combative posturing. Indeed, new Yale research into these prairie-dwelling birds confirms that ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

A new study has found that chemical additives in everyday plastic might be stopping – or, at best, interrupting – the reproductive habits of a shrimp-like species that is key to the marine food chain.

Some animals reproduce only once before dying. This life strategy, called semelparity, sees organisms channel all energy into ...

In some species of frogs, the females play dead to avoid mating with aggressive males. Dr. Carolin Dittrich, behavior ecologist at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, tells us more. Ever ...

Scientists saw hairy eight-legged creature mating in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chenyu Guan via Unsplash At a nature reserve in central ...

Sixteen mensural and pattern characters are analyzed for the adult members of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group. Available data on tadpoles, mating calls, and karyotypes are incorporated ...

In a mating experiment, a Drosophila simulans female is courted by a Drosophila mauritiana male. The flies were previously exposed to ozone levels found in urban areas on hot days. Ozone disrupts the ...