Semen doesn’t just ferry sperm. It also bears a mystery ingredient that turns on ovulation in some animals and may even pump up fertility in humans as well. The molecule, nerve growth factor, ...

A recently discovered protein in semen can cause female mammals to ovulate, new research finds. The protein has been found in multiple mammal species, including humans, though researchers aren't yet ...

An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice. An interdisciplinary collaboration ...

Ovulation is a fundamental process for reproduction but remains poorly understood. A major breakthrough has been achieved by a team of researchers who, for the first time, filmed the entirety of this ...

Cornell researchers have discovered a new cell signaling pathway involved in ovulation, a potential target for future research on infertility, contraception and ovarian disease. “Female reproductive ...

Women's voices rise and fall in tune with their fertility, according to research by psychologists. Recordings of women taken at different times in their monthly cycle show that the female voice rises ...

A woman can more accurately identify a man's sexual orientation when looking at his face, when she is closest to her time of peak ovulation, psychologists show. Further, having romantic thoughts or a ...

Women are more likely to dress to impress when they are at their most fertile, according to psychologists. A study of female university students found they eschewed drab clothing for a more flamboyant ...