Sperm may lose their ability to navigate in microgravity, raising new questions about whether human reproduction is possible ...

Floating in near-weightless conditions can be disorienting for even the most experienced astronauts. Male reproductive ...

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Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction, with new Adelaide University research revealing the navigational ...

Microgravity affects sperm navigation and reduces fertilization success, raising challenges for space reproduction and embryo ...

A snake that previously shocked staff and students at a college in England by producing offspring without a mate is once ...

Making babies in space may be more complicated than expected, as new research shows sperm struggle to navigate in microgravity. Scientists found that while sperm can still swim normally, they lose ...

As humankind moves toward establishing a long-term presence on the moon and Mars, the question of whether reproduction is possible in extraterrestrial environments may no longer be merely hypothetical ...

Human sperm can get lost in space, new research shows. Scientists put sperm to the test to determine whether a child could be ...

Scientists warn that storage may cause sperm to lose quality over time, raising new concerns about fertility and conception ...

Research findings are available online in the journal Communications Biology. The original story “ Getting pregnant in space ...

How do octopuses mate in the dark? A new study shows how the hectocotylus arm uses progesterone receptors to "taste" for a mate.