From a history of zero fertilisation to multiple healthy embryos and a confirmed pregnancy, this represents the first documented ongoing pregnancy worldwide achieved using ICSI SPARK.

ANY biologically aware parent who has started talking about the birds and the bees will have realised halfway through that what they are really discussing is flowers. Bees carry pollen grains from one ...

Fertilisation might sound like a science class topic. But even if you haven’t thought much about it, a lot is happening inside your body long before a pregnancy test could show any result. Your eggs ...

Mature ova are released from the ovary into the oviduct where they may be fertilised by sperm to form a zygote. In humans, fertilisation happens inside the woman’s body. This is a process called ...

Fertility treatments have become a blessing in disguise for couples struggling with fertility issues. Over the years, there have been great advancements in the field, giving individuals the hope they ...

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism through which a protein in barley supports female fertility and could help safeguard yield security in the future. A new scientific paper from Teagasc has ...

Prof Richard Betts is head of climate impacts research at the Met Office Hadley Centre and chair in climate impacts at the University of Exeter. But while the general principles of CO 2 fertilisation ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Next summer, if all goes to plan, shiploads of iron-rich dust will be distributed over the Pacific Ocean off the ...

Sperm unexpectedly inject RNA into the eggs they fertilise, possibly kickstarting crucial development of the embryo, suggests a study of human sperm. The discovery overthrows conventional assumptions ...