With lifespans stretching far beyond human comprehension, creatures like the hydra, Greenland shark and Aldabra tortoise ...

Imagine a gene that promotes sexual reproduction, such as by making it more likely that a plant will reproduce via sexually produced seeds as opposed to some asexual process (e.g., budding ...

In the animal kingdom, reproduction is a necessary part of species survival. Parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction where embryos develop from unfertilized eggs, has been observed in ...

(Mutations do create a minor amount of change.) If asexual reproduction survives at all, conditions must sometimes favor it, even in competition for a niche with sexually reproducing species.

Their findings, published in Science, open new avenues for the asexual propagation of crop plants. Seeds are the end product of plant reproduction. Whether directly as food, or indirectly as ...

A type of zooplankton, Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits ...

What are some of the fascinating sea plants? They play an essential role in the marine ecosystem by providing food, shelter ...

Asexual means something different depending on who you ask. This article addresses the spectrum of definitions for ...

Those outlier liaisons gave whiptails robust heterozygosity, which has been preserved by the identical replication—essentially, cloning—that occurs in asexual reproduction. It’s a genetic ...

In September, when other flowers have reached their peak, the canna lilies are displaying a magnificent showcase of accent ...

There are many culinary and therapeutic applications for Centella asiatica, sometimes referred to as thankuni pata. It is now ...

Cover of A Happy World by Aldous Huxley. Sexual vs. asexual reproduction Reproduction as we commonly conceive it, not only in humans but in all species, occurs sexually, that is, from the ...