Chromosphaera perkinsii, a billion-year-old species, may reveal multicellularity’s origins, predating the chicken and egg.

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Halloween is a great time to try some spooky science tricks and experiments. Here at Science Sparks, we’ve been growing our collection of Halloween Science Experiments for years, and this year’s new ...

How a sperm attaches itself to an egg has been a mystery for a long time. Scientists still need to figure out how it enters the egg A sperm and an egg come together like a lock and key, new research ...

In a new study, researchers have identified a trio of proteins that serve as the critical key in allowing sperm to fuse with an egg, a process ... predictions with experiments on living organisms ...

How a sperm and an egg fuse together has long been a mystery. New research by scientists in Austria provides tantalizing clues, showing fertilization works like a lock and key across the animal ...

and it is difficult to harvest enough viable eggs and sperm from some of researchers’ favoured laboratory animals, including mice, for extensive experiments. Stopping sperm at the source As a ...

The eggs were placed in an artificial culture vessel made of transparent film, allowing for real-time observation of the chick embryo's development from laying to hatching. Share: Facebook Twitter ...

It needs some science trickery, but you’ll be surprised how easy it is! When the glass is placed in the water, air is trapped inside it. The trapped air prevents water from getting into the glass.

The age-old question, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?" has puzzled people for centuries. While no definitive answer existed for a long time, evolutionary science offers an interesting ...