An international team of biologists, led by Wageningen University & Research, has demonstrated that predators have a direct and rapid influence on how prey species adapt and evolve. In a controlled ...

Death doesn't stop some animals from becoming parents, research reveals. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A new study shows that ...

For female guppies, there’s more to life than making babies. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A new study finds that guppies ...

All organisms have been evolutionary programmed to spread their genes as far and wide as possible. One way to do that is to produce many offspring, and for that animals have developed some very ...

Male guppies may sexually harass females of another fish species to prevent them from reproducing, researchers suggest. They believe the guppies – which have invaded Mexican rivers and lakes – are ...

Animal sexual reproduction can involve males attempting to entice or force females to mate with them, even if they are not initially interested.This male behavior is driven by conflicts of interest ...