parental care

The Francis Crick Institute neurobiologist aims to learn how physiological states, such as hunger, alter information processing in the brain.

Without access to their mothers’ milk, Toxeus magnus offspring die within the first 10 days of life.

The presence of aromatic greens in with other building materials increased the time birds sat on their eggs, improving the health of the hatchlings.

Scandinavian mother bears gain a survival advantage by weaning their babies later than normal, analysis of a 30-year dataset suggests.

Technology and family constraints are making the “ghostdoc” more popular, but the setup is not without costs, researchers say.

The fossil booty includes some eggs with embryo remains inside, and points to group nests involving long-term parental care.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

The world’s largest dinosaurs were born with adult-like proportions, possibly allowing them independence at a younger age, scientists show.

Researchers reveal a group of neurons in the mouse brain that mediate a male’s instincts to either eat or nurture pups.