Atlantic puffins spend a surprising amount of time on two very domestic problems: keeping their feathers preened and making ...

Fencing behavior in gannets is a well-known mating ritual that typically occurs near nesting sites. During courtship, paired birds point skyward and perform rhythmic beak-to-beak motions, ...

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is celebrating another milestone in their Little Blue ...

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

This octopus behavior might look funny at first glance, but it reveals how evolution solves complex problems in unexpected ways.

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

A group of coyotes killed a dog at an Elkhorn home this week. Fish and Game has received multiple reports of coyotes ...

The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated ...

In the icy waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, a new study reveals how a small population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) survive the long haul through a surprising strategy: they mate with ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, ...