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.

The recent study reveals the indispensable role of silicon as an adaptive element in the growth of rice. The mechanism behind ...

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.

After years of controversy, stem cells are on the cusp of cures for conditions like epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Even if sperm and eggs are created from human iPS cells, the science ministry’s guidelines on basic research prohibits them from being used for fertilization. An expert panel on bioethics under ...