There are also concerns about the legal and moral status of embryos. Many countries currently prohibit growing a human embryo in a lab beyond 14 days as a moral safeguard. Full ectogenesis would ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human body.

Life cycles require the creation of an autonomous individual, that individual’s growth and that individual’s reproduction In sexual reproduction, gametes containing a single set of chromosomes combine ...

A study on spadenose sharks along the west coast of India reveals that microplastics are pervasive in both gastrointestinal and reproductive tissues, with females showing higher accumulation, spelling ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture.

The same regulatory landscape which influences the development of fingers is present in fish, despite their distinct lack of digits. When researchers used CRISPR (a common gene editing tool) to fiddle ...

According to a new study, it might be more than just melted ice or leftover pulp. Researchers from the University of Birmingham tested 155 samples of popular beverages sold in UK supermarkets and ...

"If tire wear particles alter the composition of these biofilms, it affects the entire river system," study leader and PhD candidate Dana Bludau said, according to Phys.org. The outlet stated that, ...

Higher THC levels were linked to faster egg maturation and fewer embryos with normal chromosome counts, which are key for healthy development.

Chemical "exposure is associated with a whole host of health issues for our pets," Aidan Charron told Newsweek.

A medical device to support a newborn's body during resuscitation and a pregnancy test feature in this roundup of the curators' favourite pieces from the Designing Motherhood exhibition. Opening on 4 ...

The hormone once associated with hugs and trust is now at the forefront of research on stress, adaptation, and the neurobiology of resilience.