A new study sheds light on the illuminating, sometimes counterintuitive dynamics of mating and how species survive.

Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

New research reveals older singing male whales are increasingly successful at siring offspring compared to younger males.

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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.

SAN DIEGO — For the first time ever, researchers have captured video of three endangered zebra sharks mating in the wild in the South Pacific, providing scientists worldwide with unprecedented ...

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The special will feature Dr. Craig O’Connell and his team attempting to figure out whether they can trigger shark mating behavior by causing a feeding frenzy. Here’s the information you’ll need to ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.

In a weird and wacky finding, scientists have discovered the limit to how many times a strange fish can have sex in a single day. These fish, named medaka or Oryzias latipes, were found to be able to ...

To showcase prairie chicken mating behavior, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has set up a livestream video from Bluestem Prairie Preserve, near Glyndon, Minnesota. To showcase the sights ...