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

Many of us know snakes are ectothermic reptiles that regulate their body temperature behaviorally by using shade, burrows, warm rocks, and even metabolic heat from digestion. But not everyone is aware ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...