The Greek myth of Danaë and Perseus shaped ancient debates about the virgin birth of Jesus and early Christian identity.

Fathers exposed to microplastics before conception may be setting their daughters up for metabolic problems later in life.

Pope Leo XIV says he's "very disappointed" that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide.

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining ...

By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) continues to battle the Little Sisters by fighting in court to strike down a religious exemption created by President Donald Trump to the contraception mandate created by ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants that are widely distributed in agricultural soils and pose potential threats to human ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

MANILA — Filipino Catholics celebrated the feast of the Immaculate Conception in various cathedrals around the country this December 8. Devotees attended mass at the Manila Cathedral, Cubao Cathedral, ...