Orcas living off Europe's Iberian coast recently struck and sunk a yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar. Scientists suspect that this is the third vessel this subpopulation of killer whales has capsized since May 2020, when a ...
Ecology
May 24, 2023
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Scientists have uncovered a superior method of freezing and thawing frog sperm leading to improved sperm quality. Driven by mass declines of frogs worldwide, research into cryopreservation of amphibian sperm has expanded ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
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In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Osaka University have furthered our understanding of sperm maturation. A deeper understanding of this mysterious phenomenon could potentially lead to new male ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2023
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A study of wild house mice has shown that the social environment experienced by males during sexual development can influence the sperm quality of their sons.
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2023
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Life existed without human beings for more than 99.9% of Earth's history. Yet we often ignore the achievements of species that preceded us by billions of years.
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2023
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Sperm and egg donors who assumed they would remain anonymous have been tracked down by their children using DNA tests, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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Time-restricted fasting diets could cause fertility problems according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2023
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Sperm must swim swiftly to an egg in order to fertilize it, and so they have evolved hydrodynamic shapes. Most of the space in the head of sperm cells is taken up by the DNA they carry, so the cells coil up their DNA super ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2023
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A 17-meter-long (56-foot-long) sperm whale died after washing up on a beach in Bali, a conservation official said Sunday, making it the third whale that beached itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week.
Ecology
Apr 9, 2023
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Indonesian animal experts were preparing Thursday to conduct an autopsy on an 18-metre (59-foot) whale that died after washing up on a beach in Bali, conservation officials said.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2023
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