WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the highest priority science objectives for the first human mission to Mars, and says searching ...

Scientists chart a comprehensive cell atlas of the developing human reproductive system, offering new clues into congenital disorders.

Clear out your shelves for a bumper new crop of books by authors including Naomi Klein, Rebecca Solnit and Xand Van Tulleken, ...

This wasn't just about sending mice to space for the sake of it. Mice share high genetic similarity with humans, reproduce ...

As part of the Shenzhou-21 mission, the four mice were sent to Tiangong Space Station on October 31. Soon after returning on ...

A paper published by URI researchers reveals key mechanisms in speciation in corals. Critically threatened by climate change, a better understanding of coral biology will help efforts to conserve and ...

Embryos now cross borders with increasing regularity, carried quietly by couriers and safeguarded by systems designed to leave little to chance.

New research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and signals that drive this process. The findings offer important insights into ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

The Protecting Vulnerable Kentuckians plan is a legislative proposal that threatens patient privacy, autonomy and proper ...

Life can be scary, and a lot of times we push certain fears aside just to get through the day. But when those fears show up ...

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...