Being a mother is a tremendous accomplishment and one of the most challenging jobs in the world. This applies even in the animal kingdom, where it can be a literal dog-eat-dog world for many species.

Many mammals deliver in minutes after long pregnancies. See which species have the quickest births to help newborns thrive.

Animal mothers exhibit remarkable resilience and ingenuity when raising large litters. Species like the tailless tenrec and ...

A newborn baby cannot walk, feed itself or even lift its head. Compared with most animals, human babies are remarkably helpless. Yet this dependence is not a weakness; it is an evolutionary advantage.

The belief that children cannot feel pain lasted well into the 1980s. It was common for them to undergo surgery while ...

Nhi Linh, a 12-year-old Asian elephant, is expecting her first calf with Spike, a 44-year-old male elephant ...

The calf does not yet have a name, but zoo staff plans to let the public decide via a general vote ...

A healthy garden invites wildlife, including snakes. It's important to look for signs they're slithering about, and identify ...

A motorist tried to save a wild raccoon by driving it to hospital – but ended up bitten and facing a rabies scare - Rabies, ...

Narrated by Tom Hiddleston and executive produced by Hollywood film-maker Jon Favreau alongside creative director of the BBC’s Natural History Unit and long-term David Attenborough collaborator Mike ...

Looking to be generous on Giving Tuesday? Here are some St. Augustine nonprofits that are worth your time or money.

A federal vaccine advisory committee convened Thursday in Atlanta to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis ...