(Santa Barbara, Calif.) Why are most organisms sexual? The question of why most species reproduce sexually and others reproduce asexually has stymied biologists for years (particularly since asexual ...

In the course of evolution, animals have repeatedly shifted from sexual to asexual reproduction. The first evidence of the consequences of parthenogenesis – a type of asexual reproduction – on genome ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As with other sexual orientations, those that identify as asexual—or aces—exist on a spectrum. While some ...

Studying a species of beetle mite, an international research team has demonstrated for the first time that animals can survive over very long periods of time (possibly millions of years) entirely ...

When Catherine Esperanza was going through puberty, she never had a crush. Not on any of the kids at school. Not on a celebrity. Friends in middle school and high school began to date, but Esperanza ...

Like many other asexual, or ace, individuals, I realized I was asexual after watching the character Todd from “Bojack Horseman” discover his own asexuality and all the possibilities that could mean ...

Back in the day, we were led to believe that sexual identity was supposed to be clear-cut: People are gay or straight, male or female, asexual or allosexual. These labels existed in binaries, and that ...

While the general public tends to assume that sexuality is the primary component of polyamorous relationships, research finds something quite different. Findings from my longitudinal study of ...

Over time, people have become more open to different sexual orientations and the wide range of identities they include. These changes have sparked deeper conversations about gender and attraction, ...