The ancestors of our furry cats and dogs once looked similar to today's modern mongoose, a mammal with a long body and small, ...

A dog has a close call with a tiger shark in Australia. The photographer is surprised, then shocked by the encounter.

Snowflake moray eel bodies are distinctive, with black and yellow blotchy markings that resemble snowflakes on a yellow-white ...

How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge ...

Hot-take dating has become hot and is about putting forth your most extreme, most divisive viewpoints as soon as possible.

A Cambridge study reveals humans are less monogamous than believed, ranking seventh among mammals with a 66% full sibling rate. While romantic ideals persist, this research suggests pair-bond ...

“Almost all other monogamous mammals either live in tight family units of just a breeding pair and their offspring, or in ...

A study comparing monogamy loyalty among mammals found that humans rank higher than meerkats but lower than beavers.

Humans are far closer to meerkats and beavers for levels of exclusive mating than we are to most of our primate cousins, ...

When turtles look for love, their courtship and mating rituals are unique. Discover the distinctive ways turtles create ...

Superficially, gene flow between dingoes and European dogs sounds like a negative outcome. Our research, however, suggests ...

When it comes to animals romancing in the wild, things get weird—really weird. Some animals offer bizarre gifts, some put on daring dances, and others? Well, let’s just say things get really messy.