• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 2nd, 2015
Virgin Births Documented in Fish Populating Estuary in Florida, US

Virgin Births Documented in Fish Populating Estuary in Florida, US

Some females in the area don't need a boo to conceive

Science Explains Why Men Still Exist and How They Benefit the Species

Science Explains Why Men Still Exist and How They Benefit the Species

Research shows having males compete for the right to reproduce helps the species stay healthy, avoid extinction

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2014
Aquatic Creatures Were the First to Make Love 385 Million Years Ago

Aquatic Creatures Were the First to Make Love 385 Million Years Ago

These bizarre animals are said to be the first creatures thus far documented to breed via internal fertilization

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 17th, 2013
Killer Whales Go Through Menopause, Researchers Explain Why

Killer Whales Go Through Menopause, Researchers Explain Why

It all boils down to these animals' social structure, evidence suggests

Fungus Dates Clones of Itself, Has Babies with Them

Fungus Dates Clones of Itself, Has Babies with Them

Their offspring have extra copies of certain chromosomes, researchers say

Bacteria Living Under the Sea Floor Reproduce Once Every 10,000 Years

Bacteria Living Under the Sea Floor Reproduce Once Every 10,000 Years

Because they reproduce so slowly, some say they don't count as life forms

Miniature Mona Lisa Measures Less than a Human Hair in Width

Miniature Mona Lisa Measures Less than a Human Hair in Width

The image was created by a team of Georgia Tech scientists

French Men Are Losing Their Ability to Father Children, Study Says

French Men Are Losing Their Ability to Father Children, Study Says

The average French man is now roughly 30% less fertile than he used to be, new study says

Strange Being Refuses Coupling and Eats DNA Instead

Strange Being Refuses Coupling and Eats DNA Instead

Millenniums of survival with no mating proved as possible, according to scientists

Japanese Scientists Grow Healthy Mice from Stem Cells

Japanese Scientists Grow Healthy Mice from Stem Cells

There is now a viable method for creating eggs ready for gestation

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2010
Selenium Pollution and Mountaintop Mining

Selenium Pollution and Mountaintop Mining

Experts present new studies

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2010
Why Evolution Favors Social Insect Development

Why Evolution Favors Social Insect Development

This shouldn't happen, experts say

  • Nature
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • September 18th, 2008
Seed Speed at a Record High

Seed Speed at a Record High

Fastest natural launch acceleration discovered in a fungus

Males Over 35 Less Likely to Have Children

Males Over 35 Less Likely to Have Children

Biological clock puts men square with women

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 29th, 2008
Ancient Fish Moms Gave Birth

Ancient Fish Moms Gave Birth

Researcher finds the oldest evidence of reproduction through birth

The Ideal Wife: 4 to 6 Years Younger

The Ideal Wife: 4 to 6 Years Younger

This means more children

 
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