Animals rarely live alone; social structures are vital for survival, influencing feeding, predator avoidance, and ...

Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, alliances matter most and females rule every level of society.

Not all fish play by the same reproductive rules. Evolutionary biology reveals how deception became a successful mating ...

A new study reveals that behavioral isolation between populations of Bahamas mosquitofish is driven primarily by the actions of females—not just through mating choice behaviors, but also through ...

For decades, birdsong research focused almost exclusively on males. In many species, however, females also sing. Now a study by researchers from the University of Vienna and Anglia Ruskin University ...

Scientists suggest female frogs listen for changes in the male calls as a signal for when it's warm enough to mate.

It’s important to remember that we humans are simply animals. A very advanced species, but members of the animal kingdom nonetheless. We all need water, food, and shelter to survive, but we also share ...

Growing research – including ancient DNA technology – is changing the picture of human evolution and how our ancestors interacted with other human-like creatures. If the simplest explanation is often ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Growing research – including ancient DNA technology – is changing the picture of human evolution and how our ancestors interacted ...

Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...