You'd think we'd know everything there is to know about sexual reproduction. But as it turns out, there are still quite a few ...

What scientists do know from limited laboratory experiments and astronaut data is that space presents a demanding environment ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body.

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and ...

Unlike virtually every other cell in the human body, the syncytiotrophoblast doesn't have a single nucleus. It has roughly 10 ...

State lawmakers advanced three abortion restrictions Wednesday, including one that declares it is the intent of the legislature that women who get a "partial-birth abortion'' should be subject ...

Most days, our bodies are just there—mundane vessels we inhabit on autopilot. We wake up, get on with our routines, eat, sleep, repeat. But the moment you actually stop and think about what’s ...

New York startup Helaina, which ferments microbes to create recombinant breast milk proteins, is ushering in a new dawn for ...

Scientists were certain that nanoplastics (synthetic polymers ranging from 1 nm to 1 μm, according to the National ...

Neonicotinoid insecticides, while meant to target insect nervous systems, threaten reproductive health in mammals.

The key to understanding the drivers of physical and neurological disease lies in part with understanding the microscopic fiber networks found in human tissue. A new study reveals a promising new ...

The human body is extraordinarily complex, with several openings and a few exits. But exactly how many holes does each person have? It sounds like a simple enough question to answer — list the ...