A new article in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology examines how the immune system and reproduction interact in female mammals, especially during pregnancy, from mating to birth. Lauren E.

A remarkable new discovery is shedding light on one of the greatest survival stories in Earth's history, and answering a decades-old scientific mystery. Lystrosaurus, a hardy, plant-eating mammal ...

A study has found that the reason why the evolution of the first animals to appear on Earth was delayed for over 10 million ...

A large international study reveals that mammals tend to live longer when reproduction is suppressed. On average, lifespan increases by about 10 percent, though the reasons differ for males and ...

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Sperm capacitation represents the final maturation phase that mammalian spermatozoa undergo after ejaculation, during which they acquire the capacity to fertilise an oocyte. This multifaceted process ...

Early pregnancy in mammals encompasses a tightly regulated sequence of events beginning with fertilisation of the oocyte, formation and transport of the blastocyst, and its eventual implantation into ...

Why do lifespans vary across different species? A female elephant can live up to 80 years, but usually only has a few calves during her lifetime. A mouse, on the other hand, lives for a few years at ...

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