In human beings, egg cells need to survive for about five decades, much longer than most other cell types – and they may ...

Human eggs are some of the most patient cells in the body, lying dormant for decades until needed. A study published in The EMBO Journal shows that the cells deliberately slow the activity of their ...

In her new book "The Stronger Sex," science journalist Starre Vartan dispels myths and misconceptions about the female body.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) have announced the development of a ...

Aggression is a complex behavior dependent on numerous factors such as personal experiences, upbringing, social context, personality and genetics. Florian Reichmann and his team at the Med Uni Graz ...

In its broader push to boost the U.S. birth rate, the Trump administration has increased the child tax credit, implemented a ...

Ombelet, Van Blerkom, and their colleagues found that this approach appeared to work as well as regular IVF. The team ran their first pilot trial at a clinic in Belgium in 2012. The first babies ...

A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...