Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That scarcity has left one of ...

For decades, we’ve thought that childbirth is uniquely challenging for humans, but it turns out that many other primates find ...

My disappearing abs were just one of many demoralizing trade-offs my career as a biohacker took when I got pregnant. Since ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed a new addition to its animal family with the recent birth of an endangered Asian elephant.

Melatonin reduced infection-related inflammation in human fetal membranes in an ex vivo model. The study suggests that this ...

By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious ...

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Scientists used base editing to alter DNA in human embryos with unusual accuracy, raising hopes of fixing disease-causing mutations but also reviving fears over designer babies.

A pundit on French television called the birth of a child a disgusting moment. He said it on L’Equipe, the country’s leading sports broadcaster, while discussing whether a footballer should be allowed ...

The United States’s fertility rate continued its two-decade-long decline during the first quarter of 2026, according to new provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Primal urges, dopamine hits and cardiac events are just some of the real side-effects of a global pandemic of football fever.

Exposure to a common plastic chemical before and shortly after birth may have lasting effects on behavior. Researchers found that male rats exposed early in life to DEHP—a plasticizer used in products ...