The strategy is the mysterious reason why beluga whales have such a diverse genetic population despite being an isolated ...

Beluga whales avoid inbreeding by switching partners over time, helping a small, isolated population stay genetically healthy ...

• Mating patterns in heterodichogamous species are generally considered to be disassortative between flowering morphs, but this hypothesis has hitherto not been vigorously tested. Here, mating ...

Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the ...

Octopuses are famous for their problem‑solving brains and shape‑shifting bodies, yet their lives end in a way that looks more ...