New research reveals how water containing the antidepressant Prozac affects male guppies, raising concerns about the health of aquatic ecosystems exposed to pharmaceutical pollution.
Infertility affects one in six couples in Australia, and as many as 70 million globally, but a simple new device aims to help both clinicians and prospective parents.
New research has found that using high-frequency ultrasound on sperm can boost their ability to swim and increase the chances of conception.
Warnings of an end to human sperm production have been making headlines recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. But is it science or sensationalism?
Xanana Gusmao’s recent visit to a disgraced priest in Timor-Leste proves patriarchal forces are still very much in play.
The “Tasmanian tiger” was hunted to extinction based on its perceived size as a predator big enough to take sheep, but new research shows it weighed just 16.7kg.
Until now we haven’t really talked about male age and its effect on the chances of pregnancy, but it's a crucial component in the fertility puzzle.
A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.
The genetic modification of twin baby girls before their birth has highlighted the ethical concerns raised by the use of gene-editing tool CRISPR in humans.
While it is multi-disciplinary in perspective, in practice the field is dominated by moral philosophy, a discipline concerned with articulating and defending the rights and wrongs of behaviours
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