Scientists at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the University of Udine have detected ...

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, November 15, 2023 (ENS) – From black puffs of diesel exhaust to the sun-blocking haze of orange wildfire smoke, air pollution is known to damage respiratory health. Now, ...

Scientists are working to create human eggs in a laboratory dish, but the process is proving to be more challenging than expected.

To perform the experiment, scientists replaced the nucleus from an egg cell with one from a human skin cell. Because skin ...

For a long time, having children has been a young person’s game. Although ancient records are sparse, researchers estimate that, for most of human history, women most typically conceived their first ...

A study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain aging and senescence. A ...

Men holding high positions within a hierarchical organisation have more offspring than those in other positions within the same organisation. This unexpected result, published this week in Ethology, ...

Scientists have detected the uptake of nanoplastics in farm animal cell cultures. The results provide evidence of potential ...

The slow maturation of human children—often viewed as burdensome in modern parenting—is, in fact, a remarkable evolutionary achievement. Unlike other species, humans remain biologically immature and ...