Scientists have just discovered that female American crocodiles can produce offspring without males—a phenomenon known as facultative parthenogenesis, or “virgin birth." Such asexual reproduction in ...

An Asian water dragon hatched from an egg at the Smithsonian National Zoo, and her keepers were shocked. Why? Her mother had never been with a male water dragon. Through genetic testing, zoo ...

The act of reptile reproduction suggests that dinosaurs and pterosaurs may have been capable of parthenogenesis, too, much like the creatures in “Jurassic Park.” By Veronique Greenwood In January 2018 ...

In Telford's Exotic Zoo, life found a way. A casque-headed iguana has given birth to eight babies at the Shropshire wildlife park – without any contact with a male, via a phenomenon called ...

Scientists say they have documented the first virgin birth in a crocodile. And while the concept may sound bizarre to humans, this type of reproduction is not unheard of across the animal kingdom, ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

A 'virgin birth' may sound like something found only in the Bible – but it's actually one of nature's real-life miracles. Known by scientists as 'parthenogenesis', this natural form of asexual ...

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. has announced publication of its research on human somatic cell nuclear transfer and parthenogenesis. The report, published in today’s Journal of Regenerative Medicine, ...

Komodo dragons, the largest of the lizards, are under threat 1 as wild populations become smaller and more fragmented, as are 341 other species of reptile. At least 52 zoological institutions are ...

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 — ...