In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...

Animal reproduction and breeding encompasses the full spectrum of natural, assisted and genetic processes that underpin the perpetuation, improvement and conservation of species across diverse taxa.

Most animals reach an adult size, then spend the rest of their lives maintaining it. After maturity, their energy goes toward ...

The energy invested in animal reproduction is as much as 10 times greater than previously estimated when the metabolic load of bearing and caring for offspring is accounted for, according to a new ...

In the framework of an international research project, a team of scientists have demonstrated for the first time that asexual reproduction can be successful in the long term. The animal they studied ...

Nagoya University researchers discovered a gene that actively suppresses food-odor detection in roundworms after reproduction ...

For the first time, scientists have induced facultative parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction, in an animal that usually reproduces sexually. An estimated 76 percent of fruit flies can ...

Ocean pollution is unfortunately becoming more commonplace, raising concerns over the effect of chemicals that are leaching into the water. In a new study, researchers have discovered how these ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For a very long time, scientists have known ...