The recent announcement of the discovery of a dog-fox hybrid, the so-called “dogxim,” was strange and adorable and a little otherworldly. But scientists warn that such crossbreeds are generally ...

A truly unusual creature has captured the curiosity of many: The Jaglion. Born from the unexpected union of a male jaguar and a female lion, this hybrid has sparked intense debate, raising questions ...

Scientists better understand how and why hybridization leads to diverse evolutionary outcomes – such as increased genetic diversity in a species, versus creation of a species that’s wholly new – ...

‘Hybrid speciation’ implies that hybridization has had a principal role in the origin of a new species. The definition applies cleanly to hybrid species that have doubled their chromosome number ...