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The vast majority of animals need to breed to reproduce. But a small subset of animals can have offspring without mating. The process, called parthenogenesis, allows creatures from honey bees to ...

Parthenogenesis, the production of offspring from unfertilised ova, represents a striking exception to the sexual reproductive paradigm dominant among vertebrates. Although traditionally viewed as ...