Scientists have two main theories. The aquarium says Yoko's birth could be the result of either delayed fertilization or parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction — in which offspring ...

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

This is the first time that reproduction without having had sex—known as parthenogenesis—has been seen in this species. "This study reports the first case of facultative parthenogenesis in the ...

In a surprising development in marine biology, recurrent parthenogenesis has been documented for the first time in the shark Mustelus mustelus, also known as the common smooth-hound. This discovery, ...

The process is called parthenogenesis, from the Greek words for “virgin” and “birth.” Some plants and insects can do it, as well as some amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish. A stingray ...

People puzzled over the potential father, until scientists weighed in, suggesting that this stingray might have engaged in something called facultative parthenogenesis, where a species that ...

This unusual phenomenon, known as parthenogenesis or 'virgin birth', continues to perplex scientists and captivate nature enthusiasts alike. Produced by Natalia Guerrero & Sanjana Bhambhani Expert ...

It is more likely that Charlotte became pregnant through a form of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. Fox News Digital also spoke to National Geographic senior editor Christine Dell ...

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 ...

Kady Lyons, a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, told the Associated Press in a Feb. 13 article that it would be impossible for a shark to mate with a stingray, which leaves only ...

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