If a female house mouse mates with multiple male house mice, her litter could have multiple fathers. Polyandry, as this ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by both internal cues such as hormones and external factors such as interactions ...

In the animal kingdom, there are far more mammals that are polyamorous than are monogamous. In fact, just three to five percent of mammals are monogamous, and researchers have long wondered what ...

In house mice, the pay-off of mating with multiple males depends especially on the quality of food available to mothers ...

Scientists say they've uncovered the neural circuitry behind desire that is responsible for sex drive, behavior and reward. “We’ve singled out a circuit in male mammals’ brains that controls sexual ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Many animals do something that still surprises researchers: females often mate with more than one male. This ...