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IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

IVF has brought joy for millions of childless people, but additional procedures touted to boost success rates add to nothing but the price, says Clare Wilson

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jellyfish

Life

Some jellyfish sperm have stingers that fire inside females

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Sex

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Sex

Indian wall painting about menstruation

Health

The pioneering podcast that's breaking the silence on women's health

Culture

(Coenobita compressus) walking in sand. San Cristobal island, Galapagos.

Life

Long penises help hermit crabs avoid being robbed during sex

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mimic poison frog

Life

Core set of genes explain why some animals stick to one mate at a time

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adult spider

Life

Some spiders produce milk – and it’s more nutritious than cow’s milk

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woman in bed

Health

Catching up on sleep at weekends may aggravate period pain

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test tubes

Health

New techniques may soon make designer babies a reality – are we ready?

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Health

Exclusive: A new test can predict IVF embryos' risk of having a low IQ

A new genetic test that enables people having IVF to screen out embryos likely to have a low IQ or high disease risk could soon become available in the US

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New Scientist 50 years ago: The first test-tube babies, sort of

Regulars

Life

Orangutans are exceptionally good at keeping their infants alive

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Health

Pregnancy changes how hundreds of genes work in a woman's body

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Life

Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

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