Eclipses make animals do strange things

How do solar and lunar eclipses influence animal behavior? While the human world gathers to see tonight’s lunar eclipse, what’s the rest of nature doing? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/lunar-solar-eclipse-animals…

Mars Colonization Possible Through Sperm Bank In Space, Study Suggests

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: All-female astronaut crews could reproduce in space without the help of accompanying men, new research suggests. The study found that frozen samples of sperm exposed to microgravity retained similar characteristics to sperm samples kept on the ground, raising hopes that a sperm bank could one day be set up in space to…

Exposure to air pollution seems to negatively affect women’s fertility

Daily exposure to air pollution, including particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, has a negative impact on women’s fertility Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207560-exposure-to-air-pollution-seems-to-negatively-affect-womens-fertility/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

IVF success rates peak as only one in four attempts achieve pregnancy

The success rates for two common fertility treatments have peaked, with only one in four cycles of IVF or ICSI getting pregnant Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207514-ivf-success-rates-peak-as-only-one-in-four-attempts-achieve-pregnancy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…