In response to the recent publication by the National Bureau of Economic Research that suggests that the iPhone triggered a drop in fertility in the U.S., I have just posted a response, a follow-up to my previous post on human population regulation.

https://dblog.vitumbre.tech/dart/more-on-phone-y-causes-of-declining-fertility-rates/

#Population #Fertility #Reproduction #DensityDependence

More on Phone-y Causes of Declining Fertility Rates

This is a follow-up to the post on Population Regulation in Humans, occasioned by the publication of a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (Myers and Hooper 2026) that argues that the release of the Apple iPhone was responsible for a sudden decline in the birth rate

Stones in my Shoe
Will cloned horses end progress in horse breeding?

Not a #moth post.
A filthy fornication post. 👀

We all love to watch others having sex...
Er... don't we?!

22-spot ladybirds in the garden clearly affected by today's sunshine.

And in public too! Would you give it credence?!

I'm now off for a w....

a w....

...a wee lie down.

Alttext** available.

(** may be embellished a little)

#ladybird #insect #reproduction #entomology #garden #nature #wildlife #naturalworld #alttext

A deeply personal account of the physical and psychological rollercoaster that can occur with infertility and IVF in Canada. Highly recommended book.
#Canada #pregnancy #Reproduction #ART #IVF #Books
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/747878/in-fertility-by-kathryn-blaze-baum/9780735249592
In Fertility by Kathryn Blaze Baum | Penguin Random House Canada

*INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER*From award-winning journalist Kathryn Blaze Baum, a powerful account of one woman's quest for answers—and a miracle—from the big business of fertility.

Penguin Random House Canada

🆕Interview: In this interview, Jonathan Romiguier talks about his research on xenoparity reproduction and a range of other topics. #ant #reproduction

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2026/06/02/cloning-the-competition-jonathan-romiguier-on-the-bizarre-world-of-messor-harvester-ants/

Hybrid between human and cockroach.
Hybrid between dog and cockroach.
#biology #cockroach #hybrids #mating #reproduction #evolution #humans #dogs

Das Weibchen der Großen Königslibelle legt die Eier sorgfältig an treibenden Pflanzenteilen ab. Dabei taucht es seinen Hinterleib weit unter die Wasseroberfläche ein.

Mehr über die Art in #Hessen lest Ihr auf https://t1p.de/aimper

#Libelle #Fotografie #Natur #Insekten #Anax #Anaximperator #Anisoptera #dragonfly #BlueEmperor #photography #nature #insects #reproduction

Multi-Agent LLM

Discover how Multi-Agent LLM automates vulnerability detection and reproduction, saving time and effort

https://airanked.dev/posts/multi-agent-llm-vulnerability-discovery

#MultiAgentLLM #AutomatedVulnerabilityDiscovery #Reproduction

🧬🐟 The #Amazon #molly, an all-female #fish from #Texas and #Mexico rivers, has cloned itself for over 100,000 years – long past the predicted extinction deadline.

A 2026 #Nature #study by researchers at University of #Missouri and LMU #Munich shows the fish uses “gene conversion,” a #DNA repair trick, to erase bad #mutations and spread good ones without #sex.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-know-how-an-all-female-fish-keeps-cloning-itself

#genetics #evolution #cloning #parthenogenesis #genome #geneconversion #reproduction #biology #science

Scientists Finally Know How an All-Female Fish Keeps Cloning Itself

It may sound too bizarre to be true, but the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a fish that inhabits rivers, lakes, and swamps in Mexico and Texas, exists over much of its range in populations that are 100% female.

ScienceAlert