Male Japanese quails produce a strange seminal foam that appears to enhance the chances of successfully fertilizing an egg.

The river roars in the heat of the summer. The water is clear and cool, and a respite from the high sun. An angler leans back ...

Scorpions are a type of invertebrate that people don't see much of in Oregon but can be found in the Beaver State. Here's ...

Cawa Tran, assistant professor of biology at USD, shares recommendations in and around the University of San Diego campus ...

An ichthyosaur preserved beneath a Chilean glacier is helping scientists understand the extinct animals and the world around them as a supercontinent broke up.

One of the oldest piping plovers at the park, "Gabby" now has raised 37 chicks to flight. She soon will return to Georgia for ...

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals ...

Sea cucumbers may appear slow and unassuming, but they have developed an incredible and unforgettable defensive strategy.

Fireflies light up summer nights across the Carolinas, but climate change, habitat loss and light pollution threaten their ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

Shampoo chemicals called polyquaterniums stick to tiny aquatic animals. They slow swimming and feeding, risking ecosystems ...

While residents enjoy Michigan's Great Lakes, invasive species may be, too. During Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week ...