How to tell if someone is asexual. I remember the first time I met an asexual person. His name, for the purpose of this article, we’ll say is Fred. Fred was a very attractive man. He was tall, lean, ...

No matter how you identify sexually, there is no right or wrong way to feel. But compared to other labels, the asexual definition can still be a bit of a gray area for most. And like with many other ...

As with other sexual orientations, those that identify as asexual—or aces—exist on a spectrum. While some estimates find asexual people make up around 1% of the population, few studies exist and that ...

Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. It's easy enough to maintain if a species reproduces sexually; an egg and a sperm combine genetic material from two creatures into one, ...

A team led by biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington has published a study supporting the theory that species that reproduce asexually have more harmful genetic mutations than those ...

In the LGBTQ+ community, there are many flags that symbolize joy, pride and persistence. From the progress rainbow to the trans flag and the pansexual and intersex flags, each has its own meaning and ...

For most living things, sexual reproduction has proven the best overall strategy to perpetuate a species in the rough-and-tumble, unpredictable fray of natural selection. With two partners combining ...

Not all creatures need to breed to produce offspring. Animals like zebra sharks and killifish are redefining what scientists thought they knew about asexual reproduction. Among vertebrates, or animals ...