One species of bacteria seems to get many of the perks of sexual reproduction without actually having sex, a new study finds. Different strains of bacteria called Mycobacterium smegmatis swap large, ...

Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom, ...

Ads. Tinder. "Game of Thrones." Flowers in a garden. But just because we see it everywhere doesn't mean that we can definitively explain why it's everywhere. Sexual reproduction is a costly endeavor: ...