When you think of endangered turtles, dogs likely don’t come to mind. But what if we told you one pup in particular is ...

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is inherited without leading to speciation.

Bald eagles are another apex predator that have no known natural predators other than humans. They are opportunistic hunters ...

The first animals must also have invented ways to produce the many different kinds of cells we have today; muscle cells, ...

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. By Carl Zimmer Hundreds of scientists have joined together to save a group of species from ...

Even within the world of egg-laying animals, there is an incredible variety of reproductive strategies. Some species mate before the female lays her eggs, ensuring they are fertilized internally, ...

Conservationists found a rare creature laying eggs in Wales decades after the species went locally extinct, an organization said. Google Street View May 2024 © 2025 ...

Human eggs appear to be protected against a certain type of age-related mutation. In a small study, researchers found no signs that mutations accumulate in the mitochondrial DNA of human egg cells as ...

Great news for Sweden’s egg laying hens: no more cages for these birds! The North European country has long been known to lead the world in innovation, and now Sweden has become the first EU country ...