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Healthy Monkey Born From Frozen Testicular Tissue
The success could offer new hope for young men facing infertility due to childhood cancer.
VR Porn Is Helping Men Jerk Off Into Cups at Fertility Clinics
Producing a sperm sample doesn’t have to be stressful.
Sofia Vergara Is Being Sued by Her Own Embryos
The lawsuit, which was filed in Louisiana yesterday, lists female embryos "Emma'' and "Isabella" as plaintiffs. The suit is the latest move by Vergara's ex-fiance to gain custody of the embryos—and could also have huge implications for abortion rights.
People Can't Stop Getting Off On the Science of the Female Orgasm
A new evolutionary study says female orgasms were for baby making, not fun.
Watch These Adorable Chicks Hatch Sans Eggshell
These high schoolers have a front row seat to embryonic development, from fertilization to hatching.
'Sticky Beads' That Trap Sperm Could Be a New Form of Birth Control
The “sperm traps” could also help with infertility.
What Would Happen If an Entire Nation Stopped Eating Meat?
We asked leading experts what the landscape and people of Britain would look like if they became vegetarian en masse.
The First Test Tube Puppies Have Been Born
After decades of research and attempted trials, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) had been carried out successfully in a dog for the first time.
Zookeepers Jedi Mind Tricked This Adorable Baby Tortoise to Get It to Hatch
Spider tortoise eggs are laid in a developmental stasis, so they need to be triggered into growing.
Sperm-Powered Micro-Robots Could Offer a New Method of Fertilization
Mix robots and sperm, and what do you get? Spermbots.
Libya In Vitro: Recovering from War (And Getting Pregnant, Too)
If you're in the market for getting pregnant, it turns out there are few better times for medical tourism than after your dictator of thirty years is removed through a violent uprising.