Inside the bone-crushing mating rituals of dinosaurs

In 1989, paleontologist Darren Tanke suggested that similar breaks were the result of mating as one dinosaur mounted the ...

Scientists Watched Beetles Have Sex for 40 Years—and Saw Evolution Speed Up

Evolution is slow, but with the right experimental set-up—and enough time to spare—you can watch nature do its methodical ...

Ladybugs are critical critters in the garden, but warmer winters could wipe them out

Researchers at St. Francis Xavier University are examining the impacts of warming winters on Nova Scotia’s lady beetle population and what a decline could mean for the wider ecosystem.
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Inside the Wet, Wild, Gnarly Manatee Orgies of South Florida

In Florida, manatees are best known as shy, gentle giants. But about once a year, the state’s beloved sea cows reveal ...

Hunting pressure drives female turkeys to produce more daughters, study suggests

Female turkeys could be running the roost for years to come. New research from the University of Georgia published in the ...

An amateur codebreaker may have just solved the Black Dahlia and Zodiac killings

Two retired LAPD homicide detectives say that both notorious cases are solved -- with a single culprit -- thanks to the work ...