Scientists have found that sperm in space can’t find their direction during their pursuit to fertilize an egg.

"This is the first time we have been able to show that gravity is an important factor in sperm’s ability to navigate through ...

Humans living in space for months, years, or even generations will need to navigate sex in a zero-gravity world.

The scientists also looked at the effects of exposure to microgravity had on embryo development in the animal models, and the ...

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Sperm may lose their ability to navigate in microgravity, raising new questions about whether human reproduction is possible ...

Researchers put human sperm into a microgravity simulation chamber designed to mimic the female reproductive tract and tested the swimmers’ ability to navigate. Under microgravity conditions, the ...

Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction, with new Adelaide University research revealing the navigational abilities of sperm are negatively impacted by a lack of gravity.

It is the partner that makes dancing as we know it possible. So to be a dancer in a float tank -- which uses the buoyancy of saltwater to approximate weightlessness -- is both bewildering and ...