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Topic: Sperms

Traces of microplastics found in testicular tissue of humans, could harm reproductive health

For the study, published in Toxicological Sciences, researchers from University of New Mexico tested 23 human testes, and 47 testes from dogs, finding alarming levels of microplastics.

Men are ready to use male contraception methods but govts, pharma sector are big barriers

17 million men in the U.S. who are looking for new methods of contraception to prevent unintended pregnancies.

Reason behind Jupiter’s high temperature & how Stonehenge survived the test of time

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Don’t worry, men. You may not be losing sperm count, Harvard-MIT study says

Harvard-MIT study says earlier research indicating alarming dip in sperm counts may not have been comprehensive since they didn't factor in women, environment, nutrition.

Sperm count in men has fallen by over 50% in 40 years. Who is to blame?

Men could have little or no reproductive capacity from 2060 onwards. These are shocking claims, but they’re backed by a growing body of evidence.

‘Want to raise surrogate child’, says man who moved HC seeking custody of dead son’s sperm

On 19 January, the court dismissed man's plea seeking to collect the preserved sperm of the dead son. The judge said only the deceased's wife has the right over it.

Father doesn’t have ‘fundamental right’ to dead son’s sperm — What Calcutta HC ruling says

Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya dismisses man's plea seeking custody of his deceased son's sperm, & notes that deceased's wife is the only living person with any right to it. Read full judgement here.

World’s oldest sperm is around 100 million years old, and is trapped in amber

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

Sperms don’t swim — scientists have been wrong for the last 350 years

To monitor sperm movement, we set up a super-fast camera capable of recording over 55,000 pictures in one second mounted on a fast oscillating stage.

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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.