The first mice to be created from two fathers, a phenomenon known as androgenesis, have now produced healthy offspring for ...

It’s a boy! Science World staffers were in disbelief after a male stick insect was born into an all-female colony in what is being described as an “extremely rare” event.

On the flip side, parthenogenesis eliminates the male contribution by sourcing all genetic information from a single parent. This form of asexual reproduction is common among invertebrates such as ...

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 ...

Did a bit of research again on how (and why) the Woggle could be asexual after it laid it's egg and thought I'd share! Catch up on the Woggle(s) here: • The Woggles Support my channel and stuff ...

When this method is the only mode of reproduction for an animal, it's called obligate parthenogenesis. Here are the 8 such animals that reproduce without mating.

Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual.

Asexual reproduction without prior sexual reproduction has also been observed in plenty of creatures that don’t normally do it that way. When a reticulated python had a “virgin birth” at the ...

Unlike sexual reproduction, which requires sperm to fertilize an egg, parthenogenesis can involve byproducts of the process that creates eggs, called polar bodies, which are used to fill that gap.

Charlotte the ray was touted as a case of asexual reproduction. Her aquarium now says she's actually sick with a rare disease — not pregnant. "This is a very weird story," an expert tells NPR.

"First, you should know that parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction of an organism in which a female produces an embryo without a male present to fertilize the egg," wrote Dr. April Smith ...