Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects ...

Life cycles require the creation of an autonomous individual, that individual’s growth and that individual’s reproduction In ...

WASHINGTON D.C., Feb. 28, 2016 -- The development of every animal in the history of the world began with a simple step: the fusion of a spermatozoon (the male gamete) with an oocyte, or egg (the ...

The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce. But a small subset of animals can have offspring without mating. The process, called parthenogenesis, allows creatures from honey bees to ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Scientists with the Texas A&M Animal Reproductive Center are working hard to diagnose and treat reproductive issues to create a more efficient and sustainable industry. “When an ...

A 62-year-old ball python at the Saint Louis Zoo laid viable eggs, defying expectations as she hadn't been with a male for ...

Ladies, hold onto your hats. Scientists in Australia published a paper on Tuesday about a female shark that performed a “virgin birth.” Although she hadn’t been around a male shark in three years, the ...

A University of Hawai'i at Mānoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to ...