Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new research shows. Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically ...

The first named storm of the Atlantic season is here—and it has formed from the dregs of the third named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. Tropical Storm Arthur, which has formed off the ...

Tropical Storm Arthur has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico, becoming the Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm as it tracks northeast along the Texas coast. As of 10 a.m., the rotating ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Amazon molly might look like any other fish, but this hybrid freshwater vertebrate actually reproduces asexually, creating exclusively female ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: At first glance, similarities between Poecilia formosa ...

University of Missouri researchers have shown how an all-female fish species called the Amazon molly defies the long-held belief that asexual reproduction is an evolutionary dead end. The key is gene ...

The tiny Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa) has always fascinated researchers because, according to the rules of evolution, it shouldn't have survived as a species, let alone thrive as a species for over ...

A new study reveals that behavioral isolation between populations of Bahamas mosquitofish is driven primarily by the actions of females—not just through mating choice behaviors, but also through ...

Thousands of species produce genetically identical (clonal) offspring through asexual reproduction 1. However, asexual reproduction is much less common than sexual reproduction is, partly because it ...

Just after International Women’s Day, Uber rolled out a new nationwide option allowing women riders to request female drivers. The feature, called Women Preferences, lets women riders, women drivers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you want to bring one of them home, these shimmering rainbow fish can be found lining the shelves in the fish sections of pet ...