Deep within the rainforest rivers of western Central Africa lives a frog that seems to ignore many of the usual rules of ...

Ultra-light GPS tracking devices have revealed that the Pygmy Falcon operates within an exceptionally small home range while ...

A study published Wednesday says penguins in the world's second largest emperor penguin colony have experienced three years of almost total breeding failure -- a pattern scientists called ...

The ongoing worldwide effort to reduce animal numbers in research often omits the issue of pre-weaning mortality in mouse breeding. A conservative estimate of 20% mortality would mean approximately ...

A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantly overstated, challenging a common method used worldwide to measure genetic progress. The ...

Researchers say, for the first time, there's evidence that predator training of pregnant endangered mammals can influence the ...

New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...

Although mating activity within Pennsylvania’s deer herd peaks in mid-November, new research indicates that bucks are busy impregnating does from late October through mid-January. That finding is part ...

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