Search results for reduced sperm count

Plants & Animals Nov 24, 2023

Plastic waste in the water might be stopping, or interrupting, some shrimp-like creatures from reproducing

In a unique study, published in the journal Environmental Pollution,the ability of "shrimp-like" creatures to reproduce successfully was found to be compromised by chemicals found in everyday plastics.

Environment Nov 15, 2023

PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution

New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant's plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and blasting the company's "misleading" statements on the environment.

Biotechnology Oct 31, 2023

Advanced assisted reproduction in white rhinos is safe and reliable: Evaluation of procedures

The BioRescue project develops and pioneers advanced assisted reproduction technologies (aART) for conservation in the face of the imminent extinction of most rhino species and subspecies. In a new analysis published in the ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 28, 2021

A reversible male contraceptive, targeted to the testes with magnets

Women have several choices for long-lasting, reversible contraceptives, but most options for men are either single-use, such as condoms, or difficult to reverse, like vasectomies. Now, in a step toward a safe, long-lasting ...

Plants & Animals Jul 22, 2021

Instead of braving the river, these endangered salmon take the highway

The fish shimmied past her underwater office window inside the Lower Granite Dam, solo and in small groups, an endless parade of Chinook salmon, steelhead and shad.

Environment Jun 10, 2021

The complex link between population decline and a warming planet

It's time to stop blaming overpopulation for our environmental woes and start looking at the factors that really matter—resource consumption and toxic exposure as population growth and fertility rates show downward trends.

Environment Jun 5, 2021

Indonesian women take on plastic waste brick by brick

Alarmed by the mountains of plastic waste leaching into Indonesia's waters, two best friends are taking on the environmental menace by turning crisp bags and shampoo packets into paving bricks.

Plants & Animals May 25, 2021

Fly infertility shows we're underestimating how badly climate change harms animals

Evidence of declining fertility in humans and wildlife is growing. While chemicals in our environment have been identified as a major cause, our new research shows there's another looming threat to animal fertility: climate ...

Environment Mar 2, 2021

'Canary in the mine' warning following new discovery of the effects of pollutants on fertility

New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 percent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere in the world. The research also discovered that individuals living in the survey ...

Plants & Animals Jul 9, 2020

Native bees also facing novel pandemic

Move over, murder hornets. There's a new bee killer in town.

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