While space agencies are making significant preparations for long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, a fundamental human ...

New study finds microgravity disrupts sperm and embryo development, raising concerns about human reproduction in space.

New research reveals that getting pregnant in space would be a very difficult task. Research carried out by the University of Adelaide reveals that sperm lose direction in microgravity, reducing ...

Researchers constructed a labyrinth at Adelaide University. It's not big; rather, it's made to fit under a microscope, with ...

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

Floating in near-weightless conditions can be disorienting for even the most experienced astronauts. Male reproductive cells—sperm—also seem to get confused in simulated microgravity, which has ...