shutterstock March 20, 2019 How we solved the mystery of the human sperm tail – and what it could mean for the future of IVF Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, University of York Our new research has discovered what gives human sperm the strength to succeed in the race to fertilise the egg – and it’s all to do with their tails.
A male hihi on a flowering flax bush. Mhairi McCready April 12, 2018 A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihi Helen Taylor, University of Otago Inbreeding and male infertility could be impeding the recovery of one of New Zealand’s threatened birds - the stitchbird, or hihi. Hihi sperm might hold the answer, and help raise funds for conservation.
Is this actually a possible future? Screenshot, IMDB September 7, 2017 The Handmaid’s Tale and counting sperm: are fertility rates actually declining? Shaun Roman, University of Newcastle The release of TV program The Handmaid’s Tale and a study on male sperm numbers have left some worried about the future of human fertility.