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 ...

Genetically diverse offspring produce through meiosis while other organisms like sea stars and certain plants use cloning to reproduce quickly. This episode highlights how reproduction supports ...

Sexual or asexual reproduction, which is it?”When your child gets stuck on this question, are they thinking in terms of ...

A team led by biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington has published a study supporting the theory that species that reproduce asexually have more harmful genetic mutations than those ...

Are you familiar with asexual animals? Asexual animals reproduce without involving sex or traditional fertilization. While this might sound strange, it’s actually quite natural—and even helps many ...

Plant reproduction is highly complex and variable across the kingdom. The emergence of sexual reproduction has contributed to increase plant genetic diversity and enabled the colonisation of new ...

Not all creatures need to breed to produce offspring. Animals like zebra sharks and killifish are redefining what scientists thought they knew about asexual reproduction. Among vertebrates, or animals ...

As with other sexual orientations, those that identify as asexual—or aces—exist on a spectrum. While some estimates find asexual people make up around 1% of the population, few studies exist and that ...

Within the field of sexuality studies, there is an increasing amount of attention being paid to people who self-identify as being asexual. According to most common definitions, asexuality can be said ...

In recent years, we’ve seen a burgeoning social movement for the acceptance of asexuality. We’ve also seen more asexual characters popping up in shows such as Heartstopper and Sex Education. Despite ...