There is cause for hope and cause for worry regarding both male and female fertility these days.

I am a scientist. Until recently the only job I had ever done had consisted of discovering how the world around me works using the scientific method, and/or teaching about this discovery process

The exploitation of soils for agricultural production often involves extensive external inputs such as fertilizers and herbicides, resulting in soil degradation and impeding nutrient recycling and retention.

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – especially in African countries.

The agricultural data revolution risks hitting a wall, and the next breakthrough must be the ability to act on what the data tell us.