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 ...

Reproduction in animals varies from species to species. Some types of reproduction, like parthenogenesis, are more unusual than others. This reproductive method requires only one individual rather ...

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A baby shark has been born in an all-female tank at an Italian aquarium. The baby's mother had been in the tank with one other female for ten years. Scientists say it could be a rare case of a 'virgin ...

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Who needs Tinder when you can reproduce on your own? Not female smalltooth sawfish. These shark-like creatures can make babies asexually, according to a new study in Current Biology. The find marks ...

Charlotte, a stingray housed in a North Carolina aquarium, confounded scientists by appearing pregnant in a tank with only sharks and no male stingray present—but the aquarium announced the stingray ...

Installation view of Parthenogenesis: Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian at the NYUAD Art Gallery (photo by John Varghese) Originally from Iran, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, ...

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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 ...