There is increasing evidence that exposure to stress during development can have sustained effects on animal phenotype and performance across lifehistory stages. For example, developmental stress has ...

It has long been known that prolonged exposure to high levels of stress can be damaging to one's health and may even lead to a shortened lifespan. Furthermore, exposure to high levels of stress early ...

Scientists sure do love their stressed-out baby animals. Yesterday we learned about the dangers of marrying a stressed zebra finch — and today a study reveals that baby monkeys who endure scary ...