Male humpback dolphins off the northern coast of Western Australia have been spotted with sea sponges on their heads, with researchers claiming that this unusual behaviour is a mating tactic used to ...

MILAN (AP) — Venice has been charmed by a recent visitor: An acrobatic, wild dolphin. The feeling appears to be mutual — he ...

Similarities to the womb and placenta of female mammals indicate a response to common evolutionary challenges in pregnancy.

A species of whale, never before recorded in Ireland, washed up in Co Donegal last weekend, marking a “significant event” ...

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has today confirmed that a species of whale, never before recorded in Ireland, ...

In seahorses, it is the males who carry offspring to term. The females lay their eggs into a special brood pouch on the ...

Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades. Now, a growing ...

In a now infamous prank interview, actor Dominic Monaghan once asked fellow Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, “When will you wear wigs?”. Wood didn’t have a response – but were we to pose the same ...

Animals in children's stories are often depicted as living in neat mom, dad and children family units. Examples include ...

Sea-sponge wigs are being used as a mating strategy by humpback dolphins off the coast of WA. Researchers say the behaviour has only been observed in the species in a handful of places. Bottlenose ...

On-duty corrections officers at the Shelby County Jail in Memphis on Nov. 12, 2024, are accused of letting him leave what’s described as an easily escapable cell, a complaint filed in the Western ...