The common smooth-hound shark is listed as endangered. Solving the mysteries of its reproductive behaviors helps scientists learn how to keep the species alive. Getty Images/iStockphoto Female sharks ...

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 ...

Parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which an egg develops in the absence of fertilisation, has traditionally been associated with invertebrates. However, recent discoveries have ...

Female sharks at an aquarium in Italy have had recurring virgin births, scientists say. In a July 26 study published in Scientific Reports, researchers describe the female common smooth-hound sharks ...