Scientists have discovered a new form of biological reproduction -- and created self-replicating living robots. Made from frog cells, these computer-designed organisms gather single cells inside a Pac ...

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Reproductive science plays a critical role in wildlife conservation, offering innovative tools to counteract pressures such as genetic erosion, habitat ...

If you've ever had a spiny leaf insect as a pet, or you're considering getting one, hopefully someone has warned you about this: if you put one in your enclosure, you might come back some time later ...

Yellow crazy ants break the rules of reproduction. Every male ant contains separate populations of cells from two distinct genetic lineages, making them “chimeras,” researchers report in the April 7 ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence. A ...

The rise in infertility is not limited to humans, as environmental stressors are quietly undermining the reproductive ...

Sex is a tricky business, evolutionarily speaking. One problem is that sexually reproducing organisms must suffer the considerable faff of securing a mate (for the males of some species, the struggle ...

Some aphids reproduce through a remarkable process where females are born already carrying developing embryos enabling rapid ...

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By Rhett Ayers Butler “One of the great tragedies of the 21st century,” Nan Schaffer once said, “will be humanity’s ...