Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an embryo—the developmental stage before a fetus—to implant in the woman’s uterus. Part of the problem is that researchers have no idea how ...

Scientists recorded in 3D and in real time the exact moment a human embryo implanted itself in an artificial uterus, opening new avenues for treating infertility.

Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate and is driven by human activity: contamination, greenhouse gases and extreme ...

If humanity’s future really is in the stars, what will that mean when it comes to, well, making more humans? As a number of ...

The use of assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization is becoming more common worldwide. However, while ...

There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our ...

A global study shows human DNA adapted to local minerals like zinc, iodine, and magnesium, shaped by diet and soil.

Chinese researchers are developing a humanoid robot with an artificial womb designed to replicate the entire human pregnancy process from conception to birth. This ambitious project, though raising ...

Higher levels of THC may cause chromosomal malformations in human eggs that may lead to infertility and miscarriage, a new ...

Researchers have revealed the structural mechanisms of a major DNA repair pathway in human cells. The research, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, is described by the editors as a ...

A research team from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Hong Kong’s LKS Faculty of Medicine ...

A suspected North Korean state-sponsored hacking group used ChatGPT to create a deepfake of a military ID document to attack ...