Can treating inflammation boost pregnancy chances?

Inflammation in the female reproductive tract may make it difficult to conceive a child, but replenishing a key hormone could help.

Rochita Ghosh-U. Missouri • futurity
June 17, 2025 ~4 min

If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades.

Michael A. Little, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
June 9, 2025 ~8 min


A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility

If you’ve handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body.

Bill Sullivan, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University • conversation
May 28, 2025 ~9 min

25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’

John Kominoski, Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min

How a natural mechanism stymies fertility

Researchers have uncovered how a naturally occurring biological mechanism is able to prevent sperm cells from interacting with an egg.

Yale • futurity
March 13, 2025 ~4 min

High-tech fertilizers come with a hidden downside

New research focuses on the microplastic pollution that polymer-coated, control-release fertilizers generate.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 27, 2025 ~4 min

Air pollution may make it harder to get pregnant

“Based on our study, and other studies, air pollution is certainly [a] concern for those who are seeking to reproduce and conceive."

Rob Spahr-Emory • futurity
Jan. 30, 2025 ~4 min

Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition

Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift could pose a new threat to the survival of the beloved species.

Aarin-Conrad Allen, Ph.D. Candidate in Marine Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2024 ~9 min


Food has a climate problem: Nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and meat – but there are solutions

The most comprehensive assessment yet of a powerful greenhouse gas shows which countries are driving the increase, and which ones are successfully cutting emissions.

Rona Louise Thompson, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Air Research • conversation
June 11, 2024 ~10 min

Ovary ‘atlas’ could lead to lab-made ovaries

The first "atlas" of the human ovary could lead to lab-created ovaries and treatments to help people have biologically related children.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
April 8, 2024 ~6 min

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