They see a microscopic flash at fertilization, a burst of fluorescence that marks a sudden release of zinc from the human egg. Scientists call this burst the "zinc spark," and they now see it as a ...

Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop it, few ...

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Last month, President Trump unveiled his new plan to expand access to in vitro fertilization. It exposed the pro-life movement’s identity crisis. For a movement that defines itself by protecting life ...

The human brain experiences five distinct eras as we age, and each is defined by changes in our neural architecture that influence how we process information, new research shows. The brain changes ...

Male bonobos can decipher females' unreliable fertility signals, allowing them to focus their efforts on matings with the ...

Although many people are choosing to have children later in life, biological fertility limitations remain unchanged ...

The scientists said understanding the brain's structural journey "will help us identify when and how its wiring is vulnerable to disruption" in future. The human brain goes through five major stages ...

A normal menstrual cycle is around 25 to 35 days in length. This is because it usually takes a couple of weeks for eggs to develop in the ovary. One egg becomes the 'dominant' one which should ...

BC's Philip Landrigan, M.D., and the Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle Philip Landrigan ...