FORGET THE SPERM RACE: FERTILIZATION MAY DEPEND ON TEAMWORK

Millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams. A sweeping evolutionary study found that this cooperation is widespread among arthropods and has repeatedly emerged and vanished over hundreds of millions of years.

All Top News -- ScienceDaily reports that millions of sperm do not always compete alone—some species send them into action as coordinated teams.

The report adds: A sweeping evolutionary study found that this cooperation is widespread among arthropods and has repeatedly emerged and vanished over hundreds of millions of years.

The discovery challenges the classic “fastest sperm wins” story and could influence future fertility research and pest-control strategies.

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