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Scientists say they have induced 'virgin births' in fruit flies for the first time by switching on the right genes

For the first time researchers were able to induce parthenogenesis, or asexual reproduction without…

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A baby shark born in all-female tank could be a rare case of a 'virgin birth'

The baby shark's mother had been in a tank in an aquarium in Sardinia, Italy, with one other female…

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Virgin births really happen - here are the animals that prove it

It's something called parthenogenesis, which basically just means reproduction without fertilizatio…

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A surprising number of animals can reproduce without sex

Here are the animals that are capable of having offspring that's genetically all theirs. (Spoiler a…

Lydia Ramsey   


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A lone stingray mysteriously became pregnant in an aquarium. Scientists now think a male shark could be responsible.

North Carolina aquarium staff were puzzled by when a stingray became pregnant in a male-free tank.

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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

Scientists on Thursday published a paper identifying and naming the worm, which they said belonged …

Rebecca Cohen,Jenny McGrath   


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A shark pup that can 'walk' and was asexually conceived was just born at a Chicago-area zoo

The zoo, located just outside of Chicago, welcomed the pup on August 23 — but her mother had …

Sebastian Cahill   


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Scientists have revived 'zombie' bugs and viruses before that were trapped in ancient ice. One may have been 8 million years old.

Scientists have previously revived ancient bacteria and prehistoric viruses that had been trapped i…

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Rare video footage of a tardigrade threesome that lasted 30 minutes documents the wild sex lives of water bears

One of the first video recordings of tardigrade group sex reveals the unusual way tardigrades mate …

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