Scientists have found that male blue-lined octopuses inject venom and paralyse females during sex to avoid being killed and ...

For some animals, reproduction comes at the ultimate cost—their own lives. While this may seem extreme, it's a natural strategy to maximize reproductive success. These species invest everything ...

Fruit flies, known for their love of fruits, have another passion—riding a carousel. Research by scientists in the fields of ...

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Instead, these plants produce an identical copy of themselves. This type of reproduction is known as asexual reproduction. Plants can reproduce asexually in a number of different ways. Some plants ...

Plastic reduces the appetites and growth rates of fish that consume it. That could affect reproduction and ultimately population size. “The larger a female fish is, the more eggs she can carry ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study. Researchers found ...

Resistance may develop when animals are persistently dosed with lower than the recommended dosing rate of a dewormer. Worms fall into three groups namely the roundworms, tapeworms and flukes.