100-Year-Old Turtle, the Last of Her Kind, Could Soon Be a Mom
An international team of scientists has succeeded in artificially inseminating the last female Yangtze giant softshell turtle. Will babies be far behind?
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How To Grow a Patagonian Red Octopus
Octopuses are tricky animals to keep in captivity. They’re smart, strong and slinky. But surely their eggs much be easier--being naturally contained and all.
The Incredible Mr./Mrs. Limpet: The Endangered, Sex-Changing Sea Snail
Understanding how an endangered species breeds and reproduces can be one of the first steps toward learning how to save it from extinction.
Odd Male Octopus Flaunts 2 Unexpected Arm Phalluses
Is that a case of bilateral hectocotylization, or are you just extra happy to see me? Or so might a female octopus say if she met the young subject of a new report about a certain biological oddityor oddities.
Call of the Orangutan: Injuries and Their Limitations
This last month has been extremely stressful for all of us at Sikundur research station in North Sumatra while we've been following two of our favorite orangutans, Suci and her 3-year-old infant Siboy.
Voices Carry (Signals of Your Sexual Intent and Reproductive Value)
If you really want to know if someone is into you - as in, wants to have your babies - never mind what they say. It's all in how they say it.
Happy Octopus Day! The 8 Best Octopus Discoveries
October 8 might be International Octopus Day, but October 31, 2013 is Octopus! day. My book Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea is publishing today.
¿Cuándo llegarán a EE. UU. los ‘bebés de 3 progenitores’?
La medida del Parlamento del Reino Unido plantea interrogantes sobre el futuro de una nueva técnica de reproducción en Estados Unidos.
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Upstream Battle: What Is Killing Off the Fraser River's Sockeye Salmon? [Slide Show]
A recent study suggests a mystery pathogen acting in concert with human-induced stressors may be the culprits
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Co-opulation: Sometimes It Takes More Than 2 to Tango [Slide Show]
How insect sperm team up to navigate complicated female reproductive tracts
Botanical Sexism Cultivates Home-Grown Allergies
It's the time year for watery eyes and itchy noses, and if you're among the afflicted, you may be surprised to learn that decades of botanical sexism in urban landscapes have contributed to your woes.
Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility
Scientists recently confirmed what anglers have known for centuries—there's something special about a big mama fish. The bigger the fish, the better the bragging rights—and often, the bigger paycheck or prize.
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Does the Octopus Really “Fart” Ink? [Video]
It’s true that the octopus is super weird. These animals have blue blood and three hearts. And as online personality and humorist Ze Frank points out in his latest video creation, it seems that they can also “fart ink at a moment’s notice”--pointing to this as “evolution at its finest.” The video’s tongue-in-cheek tone might [...]
First Octopus Farms Get Growing
Fish farms now produce million tons of fish each year around the globe. But octopuses have largely escaped this kind of confined aquaculturing, despite a growing global demand and overfishing.
Female Insect Uses Spiky Penis to Take Charge
A cave insect's marathon sex sessions extract nourishment along with sperm from a reluctant male
New Test Lets Women Pick Their Best IVF Embryo
But the FDA-approved technology for use with in vitro fertilization has yet to prove it leads to better babies
Spreading Measles Outbreak Also Takes Heavy Economic Toll
The virus is squeezing finances in affected communities—and diverting funds and resources from other health care priorities
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Can Coral Nurseries Bring Reefs Back from the Brink? [Slide Show]
A growing group of scientists is attempting to save coral reefs by cultivating them
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Invasive Fungi Wreak Havoc on Species Worldwide [Slide Show]
Human activity like trade has helped launch a deadly wave of fungal disease
The U.S.'s $18.8-Billion Global AIDS Initiative--5 Years Later
The Bush administration's international AIDS program has been hailed as a success story, but will President-elect Obama follow through with a higher quality, fewer-strings-attached plan?
