But exploring the evolutionary roots of these diverse maternal methods is tough, because reproductive tissues decay quickly ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that it is possible to create early germ cells from preserved testicular tissue of young boys facing cancer therapy.

French animator, writer, director and producer Pierre Coffin’s recent interview promoting the latest Minions film left ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that it is possible to create early germ cells from preserved ...

In a study of three million women, researchers found pregnancy-preventing drugs named progestogens were linked to a greater ...

The survey found strong public support to make the morning-after pill readily available in corner shops, with 61 per cent backing wider retail availability and only 15 per cent opposing the change.

Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...

Mosquitoes are widely considered the deadliest animals on the planet, responsible for the transmission of pathogens causing malaria, dengue fever, Zika ...

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

“Before the last glacial period, Neanderthals had diverse maternal lineages. As ice sheets advanced and habitable territory shrank, survivors appear to have concentrated in a climate refugium in ...

In the past decade, (bio)archaeology has seen a revitalisation and interest in issues surrounding gender, sex, and sexuality. Theoretical critiques from ...