In the course of evolution, animals have repeatedly shifted from sexual to asexual reproduction. The first evidence of the consequences of parthenogenesis – a type of asexual reproduction – on genome ...

Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

The California condor is one of the rarest birds in the world, but now it seems that nature is giving it an unexpected leg-up. Scientists have discovered two condor chicks that were born from ...

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HENDERSONVILLE - Already a local favorite by visitors to Main Street's Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO, the female stingray named Charlotte is now a worldwide celebrity, and for a good reason — ...

Question: What is it about plants that makes it possible for you to grow them from a cutting rather than having to always start them from seed? I’m planning to expand my garden this season and want to ...

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal ...