The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

Q. When we studied high school biology, our teacher said more than 99 percent of animals lay eggs and only a few give live birth. That percentage seems too high. Humans, dogs, cats and cows are ...

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, ...

Animals reproduce in a variety of fascinating ways. Some species, including humans and many other mammals, give birth to live young that develop inside the mother’s body. Others reproduce through less ...

A tomato plant emitting screams of distress outside the range of human hearing makes a terrible place for a moth to deposit its babies. That's the conclusion that scientists at Tel Aviv University in ...

Most people assume that only reptiles, fish, and birds lay eggs — after all, that’s what we learned in school. But nature always has a few surprises up its sleeve. Believe it or not, there are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animals reproduce in a variety of fascinating ways. Some species, including humans and many other mammals, give birth to live ...