There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our reproductive years. Most living things continue reproducing until they ...

Pioneering embryologist Shoukhrat Mitalipov reported that his team has encountered hurdles in creating functional human eggs ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Eggcelsior! Scientists have made a landmark breakthrough that enables the creation of viable human egg cells from a skin cell ...

The idea is that just as ants or bees operate as superorganisms, humans may one day operate similarly, with survival and reproduction dependent on the ... starts to control not just the environment we ...

Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into synthetic uterine tissue—revealing a key stage in reproduction. The resulting ...

The slow maturation of human children—often viewed as burdensome in modern parenting—is, in fact, a remarkable evolutionary achievement. Unlike other species, humans remain biologically immature and ...