Higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods may lower fertility in men and women and slow human development, according to two ...

The miracle of childbirth hasn't happened in space quite yet, but mice babies have proven that it may not be as risky as previously thought. Aiming to test how space conditions would impact offspring, ...

A recent study shows evidence of what scientists have feared for a long time: the effects of microplastics on human fertility. For the first time, scientists have discovered microplastics in the ...

The soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has just 959 cells and a body that is mostly gut and reproductive organs. Yet its reproduction is similar enough to ours that scientists like Francis McNally ...

A woman's fertility usually begins to decline in her mid-30s. This means the chances of becoming pregnant decreases drastically each month. But a recent study shows that the ovary's cells and tissues ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The male reproductive tract is a specialized environment that is inhabited by a diverse microbiota. Semen, which contains secretions from multiple glands and the testes, serves as a convergence point ...

Microplastics, the plastic particles smaller than 5mm in diameter, have been a cause of concern for years because they remain in the environment for a long time and are likely to affect human health.