In June 2025, a new dive survey found 17 spiny seahorses, a post-pandemic high. “It is fantastic news that we found so many,” ...

Similarities to the womb and placenta of female mammals indicate a response to common evolutionary challenges in pregnancy.

In seahorses, males are the ones to bear offspring. A research team led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer examined the cellular basis for "male pregnancy".

When my first child was 18 months old, I decided it was time for a redo. It’s not that I wanted to replace my son, but I did want a different kind of birth experience. His delivery had ended with ...

Turns out, the miracle of life has a killer playlist. According to a new analysis of thousands of Spotify birth-themed playlists, Coldplay, The Beatles, Ed Sheeran and Fleetwood Mac are the go-to ...

In June 2025, Ecuadorian police seized a package containing almost 3,000 seahorses that were likely destined for Colombia. Most seahorses are caught in industrial and artisanal trawl nets as bycatch, ...

The son of a famous mathematician and politician, Jean Painlevé started his film career while a natural history student at the Sorbonne. Both scientist and filmmaker, one of the first to plunge ...

New mothers are often hit with the message that their bodies should “bounce back” almost instantly after giving birth. Scroll through social media and you’ll see celebrities and influencers showing ...

There is no seahorse emoji. The Unicode Consortium, which oversees the standardized pictograms that can be transmitted as part of text communications, has yet to add the adorable sea critter to its ...

Pygmy seahorses, among the smallest vertebrates in the world, are exceptional camouflage artists. At an average size of just 0.55 to 1.06 inches, these tiny creatures live symbiotically with gorgonian ...

arrest in connection to an 11-year-old girl giving birth at home. Police say 53-year-old Michelle Justus was arrested on child neglect charges. Michelle Justus, Image Muskogee Police Department Court ...