In the animal kingdom, mating isn’t always about survival. From praying mantises to octopuses, some species die during or ...

Some animals reproduce only once before dying. This life strategy, called semelparity, sees organisms channel all energy into ...

The energy invested in animal reproduction is as much as 10 times greater than previously estimated when the metabolic load of bearing and caring for offspring is accounted for, according to a new ...

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 ...