UCLA graduate student Jeffrey Riffell and UCLA biology professor Richard Zimmer report the first experimental test on the role of small-scale physics as it influences the interactions between sperm ...

A lush, green lawn is way more than an aesthetic upgrade for your property. It is a living ecosystem that ensures that you have access to better air quality. It helps reduce soil erosion, reduce heat, ...

Who hasn't seen it before: the view through the microscope in which a sperm penetrates an egg cell and fertilizes it. This fundamental step in procreation happens dynamically and seemingly without ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The possible loss of frozen eggs and embryos stored at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is potentially devastating for the affected patients. If their eggs and embryos are ...

If you’ve been trying to conceive for some time but are still getting negative pregnancy tests, then IVF, or in vitro fertilization, may be an option for you. So what is IVF? In short, it’s a ...

Researchers have discovered how a human egg captures an incoming sperm for fertilization, paving the way to help couples suffering from infertility, according to media reports on Monday. Researchers ...

It’s the stuff of 3rd-grade sex ed: sperm meets egg to make baby. But, surprisingly, scientists have actually been in the dark about one crucial step: how the two sex cells recognize each other amidst ...