Artificial tissues that mimic the placenta, endometrium, ovary and vagina could point to treatments for common conditions ...

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine ...

Women usually live longer than men, and animals show the same pattern. Evolution, genes, and parenting explain why.

For generations, scientists have puzzled over why women tend to live longer than men. The gap — around five years on average ...

Gleghorn, an associate professor of biomedical engineering, was named to the first cohort of Innovation Ambassadors at UD, as ...

Sexual behavior is one reason why female mammals typically live longer than their male counterparts, according to a new study ...

This week, during a new episode of her podcast, Michelle Obama put forward a perspective on the female reproductive system that can only be described as odd. “The least” of what the female ...

The cellular biology of reproduction is often depicted as an epic journey, in which millions of intrepid sperm fight to be the first to claim the ultimate prize: the chance to fertilize the egg, which ...

NYC bros just aren’t in the know — period! Armed with a microphone, questions about the female reproductive system and a handful of tampons, sketch comedy actress Tiffany Springle and a small ...

Cat Bohannon, author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, says sexism is a massive set of rules all cultures have to control female reproduction. For Bohannon, sex ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Successful conservation interventions have helped mountain gorilla populations recover from 620 in 1989 to more than 1,000 today. However, mountain ...