Scientists extracted proteins from Homo naledi teeth for the first time and found evidence that only females were buried.

In humans, that supply dwindles until menopause, when it goes bankrupt. Over the past two decades, scientists have identified ...

Among the many behaviours that have made penguins famous far beyond the icy regions they inhabit, few are as widely discussed ...

Female fertility depends on the successful growth and maturation of eggs (oocytes) within ovarian follicles. Within these ...

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 ...

We've all heard of menopause: a supposedly terminal moment for the female reproductive system, in which the ovaries stop ...

One woman was killed, two other people were injured in recent Florida alligator incidents. Here's what to do if you if one approaches or attacks.

After losing three eggs to a remarkable series of setbacks (including a group of playful otters, swarms of black flies, and ...

Aging affects every organ in the body, yet we still know little about how the ovary changes over time. In a new study published in Nature Aging, Yale researchers created one of the most detailed maps ...

Each of the scientists in the film has faced severe backlash from their research,” says the director of Second Nature.

Scientists and ranchers are racing against time to eradicate the New World screwworm, with 15 confirmed cases reported in ...

So you have finally found the partner of your dreams—but no matter how hard you try, no children have come along. Could ...