As Valentine's Day approaches, we take a look at monogamy and its alternatives among animals — including humans.

In the Texas border city of Edinburg, scientists are getting ready to release millions of invasive, flesh-eating flies into the wild. The post Why Texas scientists are breeding flesh-eating maggots ...

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If aliens are out there, why haven’t we heard from them? That’s the question at the center of Pop Mech’s new story, “Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called for state lawmakers to address pet-breeding facilities, derided as “puppy mills,” during the upcoming legislative session. “Now, many breeders take care of their ...

‘Predator: Badlands’ contains several references to the ‘Alien’ franchise, but how deep does the connection go, and what does it mean for future sewu Alien and Predator aren’t nearly as intertwined as ...

An archaeological study has revealed when domestic dogs first began to show the remarkable diversity that characterizes them today. By applying cutting-edge shape analysis to hundreds of ...

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Cannabis breeders have notoriously been reclusive and secretive, primarily as a byproduct of Prohibition. While the last century has pushed many mainstream agricultural commodities towards a more ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Even though it was obviously a dude in a suit, the Xenomorph in the first Alien film is downright terrifying. Due in part to its limited screentime, creating an atmosphere full of tension, and its ...