A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. Is it a miracle? The result of a secret rendezvous? Probably not. Females of species have the ability to reproduce asexually, ...

For the first time, scientists have used genetic engineering to trigger ‘virgin birth’ in female animals that normally need a male partner to reproduce. Previously, scientists have generated young ...

The evolution of sex remains one of biology's greatest puzzles. While sexual reproduction dominates across the animal kingdom ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An endangered species of shark has been observed having "virgin births" ...

Flora the Komodo dragon walks around her enclosure Dec. 18, 2006, at Chester Zoo in Chester, England. Flora’s virginal conception, and that of another Komodo dragon earlier in the year at the London ...

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The common fruit fly normally needs a mate to reproduce. But scientists tinkering with its genes found the ones that can induce parthenogenesis, or virgin birth. For the first time, scientists ...

Scientists are getting closer to solving the mystery of parthenogenesis, or virgin birth, in the flowerpot snake - a tiny, sightless reptile whose entire species is female. In a study published last ...

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. Is it a miracle? The result of a secret rendezvous? Probably not. Females of species have the ability to reproduce asexually, ...