The flowerpot snake (Indotyphlops braminus) is known as the world's only obligate parthenogenetic snake, reproducing exclusively through all-female parthenogenesis. This small snake has become widely ...

This ability, called parthenogenesis, appears to be an ancient trait shared between crocodilians, birds, and dinosaurs. Which means part of Jurassic Park may actually have been able to happen.

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

The team suggests that their findings have potential clinical applications and could eventually aid in the treatment of certain cancers. Some cancers maintain an active mitotic stopwatch, which ...

A North Carolina stingray's surprise pregnancy is most likely the product of parthenogenesis. National Geographic's Christine Dell'Amore shared the details of how this works.

A stingray in Hendersonville is about to give birth through parthenogenesis, according to expert, who says it's impossible for shark to mate with ray.

There are many animals that can give birth by parthenogenesis, according to National Geographic. Parthenogenesis has been observed in more than 80 vertebrate species, about half of which are fish or ...

Mitotic counting, or the assessment of figures indicative of cellular division, is fundamental to the pathological examination of breast cancer tissues, as it plays a pivotal role in the analysis ...

Such optional parthenogenesis is usually very rare. From stick insects to sharks, here are eight animals that have virgin births. You may like ...

Parthenogenesis, which means "virgin creation" in Greek, occurs mainly in some jawed vertebrates, but is unnatural for mammals, according to the National Institutes of Health.

It's a rare case of parthenogenesis, a type of asexual reproduction, according to the zoo. The female shark had not been living among males "Beginning in 2022, the adult female shark began laying ...