This fish shouldn’t exist — the weird genetics of clonal vertebrates

Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. Download the Nature Podcast 11 March 2026 In this episode: 00:46 Unravelling the genetics of an asexual fish that should be extinct Research Article: Ricemeyer et al. News and Views: How an all-female fish species defies evolutionary expectations 10:19 Research Highlights Nature: Jam-packed star system is most compact of its kind ever found Nature: Peanut-processing microbes ward off dangerous allergic shock 11:31 How a superluminous supernova got so bright Research Article: Farah et al. News and Views: Ultra-bright supernova wobbles like a spinning top Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Music or your favourite podcast app. An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast is available too. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00798-0 Related Articles This fish-inspired suction cup can stick to your organs These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved? Supernova mystery solved: JWST reveals the fate of an iconic stellar explosion How I’ve helped to discover nearly 40 species in the Amazon Subjects Genetics Space physics Evolution Latest on: Genetics Space physics Evolution How an all-female fish species defies evolutionary expectations News & Views 11 MAR 26 Gene conversion empowers natural selection in a clonal fish species Article 11 MAR 26 A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery Article 11 MAR 26 Ten years since the first reported observation of gravitational waves News & Views 11 FEB 26 From quantum computing to mRNA therapeutics: seven technologies to watch in 2026 Technology Feature 21 JAN 26 Argentina must finish building the CART radio telescope Correspondence 09 DEC 25 Gene conversion empowers natural selection in a clonal fish species Article 11 MAR 26 How an all-female fish species defies evolutionary expectations News & Views 11 MAR 26 Capturing dynamic phage–pathogen coevolution by clinical surveillance Article 11 MAR 26