Birth beyond Earth: can we have babies in space?
The idea of future space colonisation is no longer confined to the realms of science fiction, but is seeming more like an inevitable reality. NASA aim to send humans to Mars by as early...
Tagged: Reproduction
Mothers are doin’ it for themselves: when males are optional in animal reproduction
Birds do it, bees do it; even water fleas do it! Reproduction without fertilisation is more common than you might think.
Seahorses: nature’s true feminists
Despoina Allagioti looks at a few facts about these tiny creatures that can stir up the waters.
Silence of the Spiders: An outsider’s guide to spider sex
Jonathan Orgill investigates musical foreplay, bondage, genital mutilation, guarding, hypnotism and cannibalism. Also spiders.
