Despite having adapted to their lightless environment for more than a million years, can produce sighted offspring in just a single generation.

<photo is unrelated. picked by mandolinorange 7 months ago

Eating your offspring may sound unthinkable, but animals from fish to birds are known to do it. Scientists have been unsure why such a behavior would have evolved, but a new study sheds light on the factors that may drive some parents to eat their young. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

A pig genetically modified in China to make it glow has given birth to fluorescent piglets, proving such changes can be inherited. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

If you want to have lots of kids, look for a Barry White instead of a Justin Timberlake. Men with a deep voices have more offspring, a new study suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A father allegedly kept his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, Austrian police said Sunday.

*Update to this story here. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

It's true, Mom loves your big brother more. picked by mandolinorange 7 months ago

This excellent example of Darwinian evolution allows you to choose traits of "parent" objects, (those with desirable mutations), to create a walking cartoon figure. Each time you choose the characteristics that you prefer to see in an evolving "walking creature," nine offspring are generated with new/different traits. Clear as mud? Try it by clicking "Animal Lab." picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

The birth of fluorescent piglets proves that cloned pigs are fertile and they can pass their genes to their offspring picked by maxriter 7 months ago

Women who take vitamin supplements during pregnancy appear to have infants with a reduced risk of brain tumors. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

Stunned motorists had to swerve to avoid an unusual road hog - a mother pig who decided to feed her piglets in the middle of a carriageway. The sow stopped in the centre of the busy country road while all nine of her offspring began to suckle. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A research team of biologists has found experimental evidence that supports a controversial theory of genetic conflict in the reproduction of those animals that support their developing offspring through a placenta. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Er...yea...like WHO was going to go in and take them away from the mom? Stealing offspring AND food from a polar bear? I'll pass, thanks. picked by moe 7 months ago

A school uniform maker said yesterday it was "seriously considering" adding tracking devices to its clothes after a survey found many parents would be interested in knowing where their offspring were. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

Scary blogger expresses desire to sire three offspring with women under 36 on his blog site called, "I Can't Believe I'm Still Single" but women who have gone out with him on dates have been posting quite sordid details about their dates and/or encounters with him picked by doggylives 5 months ago

Women with curvy figures are likely to be brighter than waif-like counterparts and may well produce more intelligent offspring, a US study suggests. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Artist Jed Berk created sociable, networked, blimp-like "creatures" that float around and interact with other ALAVs or humans. They are "fed" using LED light and can be communicated with via a human's cellphone.

Here's a video link showing humans interacting with the ALAVs.

Apparently, there are do-it-yourself offspring called Blubber Bots. picked by jhordie 2 weeks ago

Asian take on Light Saber Duel. Martial Arts moves are thrown in. It's like George Lucas had offspring with Kurosawa Akira. These guys are definitely seasoned pros... picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists from the Universities of Leeds and Copenhagen. Professor Jacobus Boomsma discovered that certain ants are able to cheat the system, ensuring their offspring become reproductive queens rather than sterile workers. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A sheep gave birth to a whopping FIVE lambs - beating odds of one in a million.

The plucky ewe held on to her tiny offspring after the amazing delivery at Solomon's Farm in Rolvenden, Kent. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Is this even possible? The offspring were born with dog traits. picked by wickedsmart 2 years ago