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New findings suggest the loss of fertility at high temperatures is a major threat to the survival of some species.
Warnings of an end to human sperm production have been making headlines recently, now with the added threat of shrinking penises. Is this science or sensationalism?
Yellow crazy ants are one of the world's worst invasive species. And it turns out they have unique systems of reproduction that make life in the queendom more complicated than we realised.
Our chemical environment appears responsible for an alarming plummet in sperm counts – in humans and in animals.
Perceptions about the role of sperm have changed over time, but asexual reproduction doesn't need sperm for fertilization.
Parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized.
What is it about breast cancer that has made mastectomy and its effects so hard to discuss for over 400 years?
This insect's unique reproductive biology could lead to new ways to control the species in the environment – and prevent the deadly sleeping sickness it spreads to people.
Researchers are using a newly developed satellite tag to study previously unknown aspects of tiger shark reproduction. This approach could be used on other difficult-to-study shark species.
The three-toed skink can give birth to live young and lay eggs in the same pregnancy. What can this little critter teach us about the evolution of live birth?
Since an infant was found in a recycling bin last fall in Saskatoon, advocates have renewed their campaign for baby hatches, places mothers can leave newborns safely and anonymously.
We found that women who had sex at least weekly or monthly were less likely to enter into early menopause compared to women who engaged in sexual activity less often.
New research suggests the clitoris is equally as important for reproduction as it is for sexual pleasure. But the evidence behind that claim is up for debate.
The purpose of sex may seem obvious, but it has perplexed and intrigued a variety of great minds for millennia.
How and why animals develop as male or female is far more complex than we ever imagined.
The UN's new global population projections include some surprises – in particular, that the global population in 2100 will be 3% less than they projected in 2017.
A ban on clinical trials involving gene editing rules out the controversial procedure done in China. But it also prevents procedures that could offer couples a chance for healthy children without genetic disorders.
Approximately 25% of women – representing all races and backgrounds – will undergo an abortion before the age of 45.
It was not until the late 1990s that the anatomy of the human clitoris was accurately described by Australia’s first female urologist. And now research in animals is starting to catch up.
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Mark Elgar is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Genetics, University of Adelaide
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Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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PhD student, University of Wyoming
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