Stick insects that reproduce asexually cannot adapt as quickly in the course of evolution as sexually reproducing species, leading to a decrease in biological diversity, according to new research. An ...

The ‘paradox of sex’ refers to the puzzle of why the sexual mode of reproduction is more common among living beings than the asexual mode. Sexual reproduction requires at least two mates, exposes ...

Mercedes Burns has previously received funding from the National Science Foundation. An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her ...