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Nature is full of wonders, and some of the most amazing surprises come from how animals reproduce. While most of us think that having babies always requires a male and a female, that’s not true for ...

Our planet is filled with a dazzling variety of creatures that bump uglies to reproduce. Cats do it. Dogs do it. The birds and the bees definitely do it. But what were the first animals to have sex?

Animals have been reproducing sexually for hundreds of millions of years, but not always like we do it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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One of the most fascinating abilities some animals have is the power to clone themselves to reproduce. Imagine if humans could do that—no need for a partner or complicated dating processes. Just think ...

Krish Sanghvi receives funding from Society for the study of evolution (Rosemary grant award). Irem Sepil receives funding from the Royal Society, BBSRC and Wellcome Trust. Regina Vega-Trejo receives ...

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 ...

Timothée Bonnet receives funding from Australian Research Council. How fast is evolution? In adaptive evolution, natural selection causes genetic changes in traits that favour the survival and ...