Married At First Sight star Lauren Huntriss is looking for a sperm donor

Former Married At First Sight star Lauren Huntriss is considering alternative paths to motherhood after finding herself single in her mid-thirties.  Lauren, who was paired with ‘virgin groom’ Matthew Bennet on season six of MAFS, revealed on Monday she was contemplating using a sperm donor after turning 34. ‘OK serious question/s about babies. Have any of you gone … Read more

Ark: Scientists want to store animal sperm and egg samples on the MOON

Sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million of Earth’s species should be sent to an ark built on the moon as a ‘modern global insurance policy’, scientists have proposed. The lunar gene bank — which could also house seed and spore samples — is envisaged as being built under the lunar surface, in a hollow, cooled … Read more

I gave birth to my sister: Hollie carried mother’s baby herself using own egg and stepfather’s sperm

Just a child in a buggy passing by my mother in the supermarket used to be enough to make her weep openly.  Often, I would catch her looking at my daughter, Arwen, now three, with such a look of intense, desperate love that it took my breath away. Mum was consumed by her longing for … Read more

Ten sperm whales washed up on East Yorkshire beach pronounced dead

Ten sperm whales washed up on East Yorkshire beach pronounced dead despite rescue teams’ best efforts By Joseph Laws For Mailonline Published: 00:26 GMT, 25 December 2020 | Updated: 00:30 GMT, 25 December 2020 Ten sperm whales stranded on the East Yorkshire coast have died, rescuers have confirmed.  Members of the public first noticed some … Read more

Rescue teams try to save 10 sperm whales stranded on Yorkshire beach

Ten sperm whales wash up on beach in East Yorkshire in mass stranding as rescue teams fear at least five may already be dead with the rest also expected to perish in shallow waters Humberside Police said the ten animals have been beached near Tunstall  Coastguard and British Marine Life Rescue are helping with the … Read more

Ten sperm whales wash up on beach in East Yorkshire as coastguard and rescue teams are called

Ten sperm whales wash up on beach in East Yorkshire in mass stranding as rescue teams fear at least five may already be dead with the rest also expected to perish in shallow waters Humberside Police said the ten animals have been beached near Tunstall  Coastguard and British Marine Life Rescue are helping with the … Read more

Having a sperm donor baby is the hardest and best thing I’ve done – by DOROTHY BYRNE

When I was a journalist in my late 20s in the North East of England, I noticed how older women had this knack of steering the conversation in a certain direction: ‘You’re a nice girl,’ they’d say. ‘Are you courting?’ I thought this question was really sweet and old-fashioned, but looking back, I think those … Read more

Huge sperm whale washes up dead on Norfolk mudbank before tide carries its body further out to sea 

Huge sperm whale washes up dead on Norfolk mudbank before tide carries its body further out to sea The dead sperm whale was spotted beached in The Wash on the Norfolk coast It was lying a mile out from Snettisham Beach but has now been carried by tide Locals Jacky and Andy McKee reported it to UK … Read more

Men who add nuts to diet can ‘significantly improve sperm quality’

Men who add a handful of nuts to their diet can increase their sperm quality and fertility, a new study shows. Spanish researchers compared men who were fed a mixture of tree nuts – almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts – over 14 weeks as a supplement to their standard Western diet with those who weren’t.  The inclusion … Read more

Frogs in the wet have bigger testes and stronger sperm, study says

Frogs that live in wet environments have bigger testicles and higher quality sperm than those in drier regions, a new study has found. Frogs of the Crawling Toadlet species (Pseudophryne guentheri) are native to south-western Australia, and can experience between approximately 300 and 1250 mm of rainfall per year depending on where they live. The Aussie … Read more