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New research shows female baboons influence fertilization through immune and chemical changes that affect sperm survival.

As humpback whale numbers climb back after decades of large-scale hunting, scientists are spotting strange things. A new ...

Learn when baby copperhead season starts, where neonates are born, and how dangerous these tiny venomous snakes really are.

Dolphins enjoy one of the friendliest reputations in the animal world. Movies, aquariums, and viral clips often show them ...

Scientists have learned how male octopuses’ specialized sperm-depositing arm knows where to go ...

Before Lincoln Park Zoo's Kapuki had her rhino calf, matchmakers had to find a father. The male, brought in from Ohio, called ...