Scientists made a surprising wildlife discovery in the world’s driest desert. Tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are not just surviving but thriving high in the Chilean mountains. The findings suggest that ...

Any evolutionary biologist will tell you that humans are social creatures, with brains wired for touch, intimacy, and love. As small societies developed under conditions of food scarcity, prosocial ...

As people re-evaluate their sexual orientation, do labels such as "asexual" and "demisexual" give them permission to be who they are, or do they undermine growth?

The tiny Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) has always fascinated researchers because, according to the rules of evolution, it shouldn't have survived as a species, let alone thrive as a species for over ...

The Amazon molly reproduces without sex. A genomic copy-and-paste trick called gene conversion may explain how it avoids evolutionary meltdown.

Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would ...

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

New research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior has found that asexual women seek emotionally close relationships ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Humans don’t have a defined mating season like deer or wolves. Here’s how evolution rewired ...

WIRED spoke with the Zoomer founders of a platform where AI agents hire humans to do real-world tasks. Their pitch: "People would love to have a clanker as their boss." Following the release of ...

This Valentine’s Day, Keke Palmer was not thinking too much about romance. On Feb. 16, she shared an Instagram update on how she spent the holiday, explaining how “absolutely nothing romantic” ...