Noise pollution is affecting bird behavior across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

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Recovering humpback whale populations are revealing a hidden shift: older males are increasingly outcompeting younger rivals to father calves.

Scientists warn that radiation and microgravity pose a major threat to human reproduction in space. Understanding these biological risks is essential for the future of long-term space travel.

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A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs' mating calls. In the colder, early weeks of spring, their songs start off ...

A new international study warns that reproductive health in space is no longer a theoretical concern and that questions about fertility and pregnancy should be pressing concerns. As commercial ...

Freshly released documents from the United States Department of Justice have reignited disturbing speculation around Jeffrey Epstein, including claims that the convicted sex offender may have secretly ...

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