One of the world's rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many ...

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry ...

By a woman’s mid-30s, more than half of her eggs contain too many or too few chromosomes — a leading cause of miscarriage, ...

Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona have received a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of phthalates on women’s fertility.

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

The white-handed gibbon comes closest to humans in the study, with a monogamy rate of 63.5%. It’s the only other top-ranked ...

How much of Project 2025 has actually been accomplished in its namesake year, the first of President Trump's second term.

Attorney Carol Lockwood joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss Assisted Reproductive Technology law, the role ...

In late October, Maine Family Planning announced three rural clinics in northern Maine would close by month's end. These primary care and reproductive health clinics served about 800 patients, many ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...