Life can get a bit lonely for the orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus. It grows in dark and secluded places where it’s easy to ...

The amount of sperm released decreased sharply with each mating during a single day, reducing the males' fertilization rate.

Researchers from University of Queensland have discovered that corals need to be within 10 meters of each other to reproduce ...

Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of ...

Many worry that "fertilization could create 'dead zones ... Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business.

Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which alters the aquatic animal ...

After the 1981 introduction of in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technology ... The American Society for ...

The findings are detailed in a study published January 8 in the journal Royal Society Open Science ... Most fish species mate using external fertilization. The female will deposit eggs outside ...

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have uncovered a daily mating capacity for medaka, providing important insights into the relationship between the cost of gamete production and sexual ...

Japanese rice fish – also known as medaka ( Oryzias latipes) – are a small, unassuming species that live wild in the ...

A Senate subcommittee gave initial approval Thursday to new bill that creates specific requirements for schools' human growth classes.