Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting the job done. A female Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) produced a daughter (left) without the assistance of a ...

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In a surprising development in marine biology, recurrent parthenogenesis has been documented for the first time in the shark Mustelus mustelus, also known as the common smooth-hound. This discovery, ...

A shark pup has been born through parthenogenesis at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago. The baby epaulette shark hatched during the summer, and its mother has never shared a tank with a male.

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The bible is no longer the only place where you’ll read testimonies about a virgin birth. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, researchers at ...

For 16 years, a female crocodile lived alone in a wildlife park in Costa Rica — until one day, more than a dozen eggs mysteriously appeared in her enclosure. 'Virgin births' have been widely ...

Parthenogenesis is a relatively rare reproductive mode in nature compared to sex. In social insects, the evolution of parthenogenesis has a notable impact on their life histories. Some termites with ...

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo ...

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo ...