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

If you’re hiking or camping in the arid Southwest and West in the next few months, get ready for what could be the experience – or fright – of a lifetime. Across the United States, in California, ...

Norman Rush’s “Mating” has achieved handshake status among younger readers thinking seriously about romantic relationships. By Marie Solis Katherine Champagne had never heard of “Mating,” the ...

Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils. But new research may bring scientists closer to identifying the sex of one group ...

When it comes to mating, wild animals make their own rules. From lionesses of East Africa that mate with many males before ovulating and committing their eggs, to male walruses that joust for several ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With their sinuous bodies, sharp fangs and, sometimes, potent venom, snakes have long struck fear ...

The animal kingdom showcases bizarre mating rituals, from alligators with perpetual erections to kangaroos possessing three vaginas. Antechinus males mate until death, while flatworms engage in duels ...