New UNSW research confirms that in the battle for survival, some animals win not with brawn, but with bling, putting to bed a ...

Animal reproduction and breeding encompasses the full spectrum of natural, assisted and genetic processes that underpin the perpetuation, improvement and conservation of species across diverse taxa.

Asexual reproduction, in which females reproduce without males by cloning themselves, has been documented in multiple species ...

Some female birds, reptiles and other animals can make a baby on their own. But for mammals like us, eggs and sperm need each other. Parthenogenesis could be the future for this California condor ...

The researchers even coined a word for it, xenoparity, meaning “foreign birth”. It pushes the boundaries of what we mean by ...

Two studies have found that extreme temperatures can change how a species reproduces, with one reptilian species becoming more resilient to climate change, while the other displaying a 'sex reversal' ...

The regulation of seasonal reproduction in sheep is intricately linked to the actions of melatonin, a hormone whose secretion varies with the photoperiod. Central to this process are the melatonin ...